April marks the start of Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, which is dedicated to promoting inclusion and understanding of autistic people. At Northwestern, faculty are continuing to make strides in both research and education to further understand ASD. Communication Prof. Molly Losh, who teaches a course on autism and leads the Neurodevelopmental Disability Lab within.
Northwestern University researchers used machine learning a branch of artificial intelligence to identify speech patterns in children with autism that were consistent between English and Cantonese, suggesting that features of speech might be a useful tool for diagnosing the condition.
Machine learning algorithms help researchers identify speech patterns in children on the autism spectrum that are consistent between different languages.