The 'breakthrough' iPad game that can spot autism in children with 93% accuracy

The way children play iPad games could reveal if they have autism, researchers have found. They found those with the condition used greater force and moved their finger in different ways. It is hoped the app could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment. The children were asked to play games on smart tablet computers with touch-sensitive screens and embedded movement sensors. Researchers at the University of Strathclyde and colleagues at the start-up Harimata added code to two commercially available games for children in order for them to capture sensor and touch-screen data as they children played.