Kindful: design como facilitador a prática de mindfulness em crianças com TDAH

Abstract

The central theme of this study is to facilitate and encourage, through design, the practice of mindfulness exercises in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The beginning of the project presents a study of all the variables of the disorder, and how they affect the child's life in several aspects, including the family environment, which will be the focus. Information on how the behavior of the child with ADHD is characterized and the main chal-lenges were collected through qualitative interviews with the families. Children's area experts related to the subject, such as psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy and professional experts in mindfulness and yoga also participated in the project, providing information of great importance. Market research was conducted to know what already exists and later, to create products and services that can be offered to the public in question. The proposed project contemplates visual identity, products and service. The communication, in turn, covers printed and digital stationery materials, considering visual patterns defined by the visual identity manual (sic).