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Researchers have taken photographs of children’s retinas and screened them using a deep learning AI algorithm to diagnose autism with 100% accuracy. The findings support using AI as an objective screening tool for early diagnosis, especially when access to a specialist child psychiatrist is limited.
AI-screened eye pics diagnose childhood autism with 100% accuracy::undefined
This is particularly useful, since it would be easy to mass deploy. A quick photo, during a childhood checkup, and it can be easily checked. It doesn’t need to be focused, so could catch a lot more, less obvious cases.
As an autistic myself, an early diagnosis would have potentially helped a lot. This would still be true of those who mask well.
This is particularly useful, since it would be easy to mass deploy. A quick photo, during a childhood checkup, and it can be easily checked. It doesn’t need to be focused, so could catch a lot more, less obvious cases.
As an autistic myself, an early diagnosis would have potentially helped a lot. This would still be true of those who mask well.