Within the scope of the international Erasmus+ KA220-ADU project, which includes Computer Engineering Department faculty members Prof. Dr. Ahmet Emir Dirik, Lecturer Koray Aki, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murtaza Cicioğlu, and Faculty of Education Special Education Department faculty member Dr. Özge Boşnak, an AI-powered virtual assistant system will be developed to help adults with autism spectrum disorder prepare for social situations they encounter in their daily lives. The kick-off meeting of the project, titled “ASSIST-AI – Designing and Developing Artificial Intelligence Supported Virtual Assistant for Autistic Adults to Acquire and Develop Social Skills and Inclusion in Society,” accepted under the Erasmus+ KA220-ADU program, was held in Frankfurt, Germany. The international project, aimed at supporting adults with autism spectrum disorder to participate in social life more independently, safely, and effectively, focuses on developing an AI-powered virtual assistant system. The system will allow users to experience social situations they may encounter in daily life in a low-stress, accessible, and customizable digital environment. The project, involving six different institutions from Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, and Portugal, brings together the fields of artificial intelligence, special education, adult education, accessibility, and social inclusion. ASSIST-AI focuses particularly on supporting adults on the autism spectrum in areas such as social communication, interaction, emotion regulation, problem-solving, decision-making, and daily living skills. The scenarios to be developed will be integrated into an AI-powered virtual assistant system, allowing users to practice these skills repeatedly in a safe digital environment. In addition to supporting the social skills of adults on the autism spectrum, the developed virtual assistant system is planned to provide applicable training content and guidance materials for special education specialists, adult education professionals, families, and caregivers. Thus, the project aims to contribute to both individual learning processes and professional support applications. Our university team will contribute to the technical design, software development process, system integration, user experience, accessibility, and pilot application phases of the AI-powered virtual assistant system. Academic expertise in the field of special education will also be included in the application process. The AI-powered virtual assistant system to be developed at the end of the project is expected to offer an innovative and sustainable digital model that supports the social participation of adults with autism spectrum disorder.