Navigating Neurodivergence with AI Chatbots: Benefits, Tensions, and Implications for HCI
Deepak Giri, Erin Brady, Megh Marathe · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)
This CHI 2026 short paper presents a qualitative interview study of how neurodivergent adults use AI chatbots (primarily ChatGPT) in everyday life, and what tensions arise. The authors conducted 23 semi-structured, 50-minute Zoom interviews with participants recruited via…
neurodivergence · AI chatbots · ADHD · autism · masking