arXiv Machine Learning

A multimodal large language model for evidence-based autism spectrum disorder screening

arXiv AI
Aug 20

A systematic review of machine learning techniques to address diagnosis and treatment of autism: challenges and opportunities

The article reviews 55 machine‑learning studies on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) published between 2017 and 2023, focusing on how ML can aid early diagnosis and treatment. It finds that supervised learning dominates current research, while deep learning is gaining traction as data volumes grow. The review highlights the need for models that fuse complex data—such as genetic, clinical, wearable, and biometric sources—to improve diagnostic accuracy and enable continuous, non‑intrusive monitoring.

By Rafael Mu\~noz-Terol, Jes\'us Peral, Sandra Amador, David Gil
arXiv AI
Sep 1

AOI-Net: Structural Face AOI-Guided Eye-Gaze Track Representation Learning for Autism Spectrum Disorder Detection

AOI-Net introduces a structural face AOI-guided Eye‑Gaze Track Network that jointly models short‑term temporal dynamics and AOI‑level structural organization for Autism Spectrum Disorder detection. The network uses a gating mechanism to adaptively combine complementary representations and incorporates class‑distribution‑aware learning to address the imbalance between ASD and typically developing participants. Experiments on a large clinical eye‑tracking database with over 1,300 participants demonstrate that AOI‑Net outperforms state‑of‑the‑art methods and offers interpretable gaze‑behavior modeling for scalable AI‑driven ASD screening.

By Zhanpei Huang, Binbin Sun, Jialiang Chen, Yiou Wang, Taochen Chen, Yuzhu Ji, Yiqun Zhang, Yiu-Ming Cheung
arXiv AI
Aug 11

Temporal Generalization in fNIRS-Based Autism Classification: A Cross-Time-Window Transfer Benchmark

arXiv:2608. 07567v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a promising modality for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) classification, yet existing approaches assume temporally aligned evaluation.

By Marios Petrov, Sahana Vinayak, Targol Bakhtiarvand, Moses Smith Guddah, Adham Atyabi, Frederick Shic, Kevin A. Pelphrey
arXiv AI
Aug 26

Screening Autism Spectrum Disorder in children using Deep Learning Approach : Evaluating the classification model of YOLOv26s by comparing with other models

arXiv:2306.14300v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that presents significant challenges in social interac- tion, communication, and...

By Subash Gautam, Sagar Pathak, Prabin Sharma, Bidhya Shrestha, Kisan Thapa, Shubham Joshi, Mala Deep Upadhaya, Dikshya Thapa, Chandiprasad Chintalapati, Sagar Duwal, Angela Upreti, Salik Ram Khanal
arXiv Computation and Language
Sep 10

False positive bias in AI-powered speech-based cognitive screening for multilingual English speakers in the UK

arXiv:2602.13047v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Conversational speech reveals early signs of cognitive decline, including dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). AI models show promise for...

By Madhurananda Pahar, Caitlin Illingworth, Dorota Braun, Bahman Mirheidari, Lise Sproson, Daniel Blackburn, Heidi Christensen
arXiv Machine Learning
3d ago

3D Gait-Based Autism Classification Using Attention-Enhanced Deep Learning with Cross-Fold Statistical Stability Analysis

arXiv:2609.14159v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition whose early diagnosis remains challenging because conventional clinical assessments...

By Md Nadim Mahamood, Md Arif Shahriar, Md Parvej Sikder, Md Rasul Islam, Md Shafi Ud Doula, Md Ashraful Alam, Kamrul Hasan
arXiv Computation and Language
Sep 1

Evidence-Bounded Mental Health Reasoning from Heterogeneous Speech Protocols

The paper introduces Evidence-Bounded Mental Health Reasoning, addressing the problem that current multimodal mental health screening models treat all clinical speech protocols as equally evidential. It presents the Evidence Package Benchmark, comprising 1,870 annotated packages from six diverse protocols, and proposes EviBound, a protocol-aware framework that limits reasoning to valid evidence using a planner, acoustic consensus, and a boundary critic. EviBound outperforms existing omni-modal baselines, achieving a Depression AUROC of 0.8658 with no claim violations.

By Chengyuan Gao, Jiang Wu, Tao Lu, Jiayan Guo, Mingkun Xu, Tianyi Zang, Shangyang Li