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Autism Through the Eyes of a Computer
- yitchelle 7y agoMy wife suffers from epilepsy. One of its characteristics is the unpredictability of when the seizures would occur. If this technology can be proven to predict outburst in Autistic folks, perhaps it can be "taught" to forewarn when an epileptic seizure is about to occur as well. In both cases, it would significant improve the quality of life.
- Rotten194 7y agoCan't some service dogs predict seizures? If so, an AI probably could as well (maybe with the right sensor input).
- zeckalpha 7y agoThis is more invasive but may detect and also prevent seizures for some epileptics: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_neurostimulation_device https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_neurostimulation_...
- yitchelle 7y agoHmm. Downvoted for writing something positive on HN..Is it because I didn't mentioned how this can be monetised /rant
- chc2149 7y agoWe're not aware of a tested technology for predicting seizures, however researchers did recently create a new tool that calculates the chances of having a seizure in pregnant women who have epilepsy. You might find the story interesting: https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/toolbox/interactive-chart-yields-risk-scores-seizures-pregnancy/ https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/toolbox/interactive-chart-...
- skissane 7y ago> “We need to have a very precise measurement of what autism is, and discover the essence of autism,” Schultz says. I don't think ASD has an "essence", because it isn't a single condition, it is a large number of distinct conditions, with distinct causes–grouping them all together as "ASD" is a sign of how poorly we understand them. As we improve our understanding of those distinct underlying conditions and causes, I think ASD as a diagnosis is going to disappear, to be replaced with multiple more specific diagnoses.