eHealth and GDPR: Designing a System for People with ASD to Manage Anxiety Accessing ENT Visits

People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often face various barriers in accessing healthcare due to anxiety and fear. Our framework of the ACCESS project aims to develop a system that supports people with ASD during Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) examinations. By incorporating personalized serious games and information materials, we aim to reduce anxiety and improve cooperation. We have developed two applications, WithMe: Paziente and WithMe: Clinica. Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation was a crucial aspect of the development process. In this paper, we explain the methods and design solutions that we used to develop our system, ensuring both ease of use and data protection.