Researchers develop AI algorithm for identifying autism spectrum disorder solely using video - Mental Daily

A team at the University of Geneva in Switzerland developed an artificial intelligence algorithm capable of detecting autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children using solely video. The study was posted online in Scientific Reports. According to researchers, the new findings may make it easier to identify cases of autism in children by analyzing short videos. "We recognize that while the diagnosis process understands the indexing of the specific behaviors, ASD also comes with broad impairments that often transcend single behavioral acts," the authors explained in their findings. "For instance, the atypical nonverbal behaviors manifest through global patterns of atypical postures and movements, fewer gestures used and often decoupled from visual contact, facial affect, speech."