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Researchers use AI to predict challenging behaviors common in profound autism
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Researchers use AI to predict challenging behaviors common in profound autism

by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Inclusion criteria for each behavior cohort of the study (aggressive behavior—AGG; self-injurious behavior—SIB; BOTH refers to AGG and SIB). A formal ASD diagnosis upon entry to the center excluded the most individuals, while time periods with little data also excluded a high number of individuals. Allowing either behavior provided more data for...

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CASES OF KIDS DIAGNOSED WITH PROFOUND AUTISM ON THE RISE

The Centers for Disease Control study shows that a quarter of children with autism are diagnosed with profound autism and are most likely to be poor, female, and non-white. Here, Walter Zahorodny, director of the New Jersey Autism Study at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, who helped compile the data and compute the results, discusses the more than 16 years of patient...