Autism Barta
A smart device based automated autism screening tool for Bangladesh
A mobile-enable, interactive, community-based screening tool for risk assessment, early identification and intervention of autism. By screening, parents of autistic children in rural areas can refer them to the closest hospital. AIMS Lab, UIU, conducted the study and developed this screening questionnaire to identify autistic children in the early stages. If autism can be identified at an early stage, it can be said for sure that children with autism are not a burden to society, they can also play a vital role in various activities in society. ‘Smart Autism Barta’ is a mobile-based, interactive, community-based screening tool used to diagnose and monitor autism. Parents, physicians, trained health professionals can use the app and website to learn about autism screening and what to do next.
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- Interactive tool for autism risk assessment and early identification, designed for rural areas.
- Connects parents of autistic children to nearby hospitals and Autism resources for further diagnosis and intervention.
- Provides accessible information for parents, physicians, and health professionals about autism and next steps after screening.
- Tailored to the local context, leveraging telecommunication networks for data transfer and continuous monitoring, enhancing community sustainability.
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Doulah, A.B.M.S.U.; Rasheduzzaman, M.; Arnob, F.A.; Sarker, F.; Roy, N.; Ullah, M.A.; Mamun, K.A. Application of Augmented Reality Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Systematic Review. Computers 2023, 12, 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers12100215 Published: 23 October 2023
Abstract:
Over the past 10 years, the use of augmented reality (AR) applications to assist individuals with special needs such as intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and physical disabilities has become more widespread. The beneficial features of AR for individuals with autism have driven a large amount of research into using this technology in assisting against autism-related impairments. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of AR in rehabilitating and training individuals with ASD through a systematic review using the PRISMA methodology. A comprehensive search of relevant databases was conducted, and 25 articles were selected for further investigation after being filtered based on inclusion criteria. The studies focused on areas such as social interaction, emotion recognition, cooperation, learning, cognitive skills, and living skills. The results showed that AR intervention was most effective in improving individuals’ social skills, followed by learning, behavioral, and living skills. This systematic review provides guidance for future research by highlighting the limitations in current research designs, control groups, sample sizes, and assessment and feedback methods. The findings indicate that augmented reality could be a useful and practical tool for supporting individuals with ASD in daily life activities and promoting their social interactions.
M. S. Satu et al., "Prottoy: A Smart Phone Based Mobile Application to Detect Autism of Children in Bangladesh," 2019 4th International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT), Khulna, Bangladesh, 2019, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/EICT48899.2019.9068815. Published in: 2019 4th International Conference on Electrical Information and Communication Technology (EICT) Date of Conference: 20-22 December 2019 Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 16 April 2020 DOI: 10.1109/EICT48899.2019.9068815 Publisher: IEEE Conference Location: Khulna, Bangladesh
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In developing countries, autism is needed to detect at early ages that helps us to improve the conditions of children. The diagnosis of autism is a challenging issue in the low and middle income countries due to lack of trained professionals, low cost available tools and infrastructure. In this paper, we proposed a mobile interactive automated application named prottoy to screen autism between 3 to 11 years old children using the Bengali version of Childhood Autism Spectrum Test. It was translated into Bengali by following cross cultural validation schemes. Pictorial representation of each question was placed into this app. So, parents can easily check the autism of their children by understanding the scenarios of each question. After screening, this app automatically manipulated user responses and detected the possibility of autism in their children. We expect that this app will promote screening that helps us to detect autism early in the children in Bangladesh.
S. Bardhan et al., "Autism Barta — A smart device based automated autism screening tool for Bangladesh," 2016 5th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics and Vision (ICIEV), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016, pp. 602-607, doi: 10.1109/ICIEV.2016.7760073. Published in: 2016 5th International Conference on Informatics, Electronics and Vision (ICIEV) Date of Conference: 13-14 May 2016 Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 01 December 2016 DOI: 10.1109/ICIEV.2016.7760073 Publisher: IEEE Conference Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder which is not fully curable. However, early intervention can improve the condition of the children which requires early detection of autism. For this purpose, screening tools have been immensely used in developed countries. Whereas in developing countries, people are not getting such benefits. In this paper, a new automated approach, Autism Barta is proposed to screen autism in children using smart devices. The application integrates the questions of the Bengali version of M-CHAT screening tool with pictorial representation. Therefore, parents can easily understand the interactive questions and use them effectively. The app will automatically screen autism in children, inform the user, store the responses in an online database and will suggest a nearby Autism resource center for confirmation and intervention. It is expected that this system will help to identify and streamline autism for improving the condition in developing countries like Bangladesh.
S. Bardhan, M. A. Ullah, H. U. Ahmed, M. G. Rabbani and K. A. Al Mamun, "Autism Express - a cloud based framework for autism screening, confirmation and intervention," 2016 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON), Singapore, 2016, pp. 414-419, doi: 10.1109/TENCON.2016.7848032. Published in: 2016 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) Date of Conference: 22-25 November 2016 Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 09 February 2017 Electronic ISSN: 2159-3450 DOI: 10.1109/TENCON.2016.7848032 Publisher: IEEE Conference Location: Singapore
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Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that limits social, behavioral and communication skills of a child. Since early intervention can improve a child's condition, early screening and diagnosis are necessary. Different tools were developed for screening, diagnosing and monitoring intervention. However, no tools have integrated all these steps and in developing countries, these discrete tools are not used due to lack of resources and expertise. Autism Express is an integrated cloud based framework that can perform screening, track diagnosis outcome, provide online parent counseling and monitor intervention progress automatically for 0-17 years old children. It includes a smart device based mobile application for autism screening. Then based on the outcome, the Virtual and Actual assessment processes confirm autism. For positive cases, it automatically activates parent counseling, connects resources and tracks intervention status for effective management. It is expected that the proposed system will bring positive changes in autism diagnosis, intervention and management processes especially in a resource limited setting and also raise awareness about it.
K. A. Al Mamun et al., "Smart autism — A mobile, interactive and integrated framework for screening and confirmation of autism," 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Orlando, FL, USA, 2016, pp. 5989-5992, doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592093. keywords: Published in: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) Date of Conference: 16-20 August 2016 Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 18 October 2016 PubMed ID: 28269617 DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592093 Publisher: IEEE Conference Location: Orlando, FL, USA
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Smart Autism is a cloud based, automated framework for autism screening and confirmation. In developing countries, due to lack of resources and expertise, autism is detected later than early ages which consequently delays timely intervention. Therefore a mobile, interactive and integrated framework is proposed to screen and confirm autism in different age groups (0 to 17 years) with 3 layers of assessment process. Firstly, it screens by evaluating the responses of pictorial based screening questionnaires through mobile application. If autism is suspected, then in the virtual assessment process, the child watches a video, its reaction is recorded and uploaded to the cloud for remote expert assessment. If autism is still suspected, then the child is referred to the nearest Autism Resource Center (ARC) for actual assessment. Analyzing these results, the integrated framework confirms autism automatically and reduces user's ARC visits. It is expected that the proposed framework will bring changes in the autism diagnosis process and create awareness.
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