Researchers Are Using Machine Learning to Screen for Autism in Children

Detecting and starting treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at an age of 18 to 24 months can increase a child’s IQ by up to 17 points—in some cases moving them into the “average” child IQ range of 90-110 (or above it)—and improving the child's quality of life significantly. Researchers at Duke University are using Machine Learning on AWS to create a faster, less expensive, more reliable, and more accessible system to screen children early for ASD. To learn more about research projects like this that are enabled by AWS, see the AWS Machine Learning Research Awards website – https://amzn.to/2RR78PM