{"id":4301,"date":"2019-08-01T14:05:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africasustainabilitymatters.com\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:30:27","slug":"new-autism-early-detection-technique-analyzes-how-children-scan-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/2019\/08\/01\/new-autism-early-detection-technique-analyzes-how-children-scan-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"New Autism Early Detection Technique Analyzes How Children Scan Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A research group at the Applied Mathematics Department at the University of Waterloo has developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compbiomed.2019.103332\">new ASD detection technique that distinguishes different eye-gaze patterns<\/a>\u00a0to help doctors more quickly and accurately detect ASD in children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research team did this because there are so many benefits of early ASD diagnosis and intervention. Studies have found that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1542\/peds.2009-0958\">interventions implemented before age four are associated with significant gains in cognition, language and adaptive behavior<\/a>. Similarly, researchers have linked the implementation of early interventions in ASD\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1352\/0895-8017(2007)112%5B418:EIBIOF%5D2.0.CO;2\">with improvements in daily living skills and social behavior<\/a>. Conversely, late diagnosis is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1542\/peds.2014-3667C\">associated with increased parental stress and delays early intervention, which is critical to positive outcomes over time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine that your son Tommy is about to turn two. He is a shy and sweet little boy, but his behaviors can be unpredictable. He throws the worst temper tantrums, sometimes crying and screaming inconsolably for an hour. The smallest changes in routines can throw him off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/autism-in-africa\/\">Related\narticle: Autism In Africa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is this a bad case of the so-called \u201cterrible twos\u201d? Should you\ngive Tommy some time to grow out of this phase? Or, are these signs of autism\nspectrum disorder (ASD) \u2014 the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/autism\/data.html\">neurodevelopmental disorder that affects around\ntwo per cent of the population<\/a>, the equivalent of about one or two children on a full school\nbus? And how will you find out? Symptoms of ASD typically appear in the first\ntwo years of life and affect the child\u2019s ability to function socially. Although\ncurrent treatments vary,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10803-006-0320-x\">most interventions focus on managing behaviour and improving\nsocial and communication skills<\/a>. Because the capacity for change is greater the younger the\nchild is, one can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02172020\">expect the best outcomes if\ndiagnosis and intervention are made early in life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assessment of ASD includes a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00787-013-0375-0\">medical and neurological examination, an in-depth questionnaire\nabout the child\u2019s family history, behaviour and development or an evaluation\nfrom a psychologist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, these diagnostic approaches are not really\ntoddler-friendly and can be expensive. One can imagine that it is much easier\nfor children to just look at something, like the animated face of a dog, than\nto answer questions in a questionnaire or be evaluated by a psychologist. <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/new-autism-early-detection-technique-analyzes-how-children-scan-faces-120820\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A research group at the Applied Mathematics Department at the University of Waterloo has developed a new ASD detection technique that distinguishes different eye-gaze patterns\u00a0to help doctors more quickly and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}