Detection of autism in infants

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1. Resource Description

   "This software is an automated, objective system for detecting early warning signs of autism in infants. The approach is non-invasive and uses an in-home system comprising low-cost, off-the shelf equipment in the form of microphones, video cameras, and accelerometers. Data generated by the system is transmitted via internet protocol to a central processing facility where innovative algorithms -- which are the core contribution of the proposed study -- extract diagnostic profiles. Unlike other diagnosis and detection methods for autism, which rely on behavioral assessment and subjective clinical judgment along with parent questionnaires, these diagnostic profiles are objective and based on sophisticated computer analysis of voice and movement patterns and hence are expected to be more reliable, accurate, and information-rich."

2. Used by

   Center for Spoken Language Understanding

3. Software purpose

   Disease detection/diagnosis objective

4. Website(s)

   http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/basic-science-departments/biomedical-engineering/center-for-spoken-language-understanding/detection-of-autism-in-infants.cfm?WT_rank=1

5. Developed by

   van Santen, Jan P.H., Ph.D.

6. Developed by

   Black, Lois M., Ph.D.

7. Software license

   Open source software license