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Predictive Models for Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder using ML & DL techniques

2025· article· en· W4412398867 on OpenAlexaff
Nurain Sayyad, Anil Surve

Bibliographic record

Venuenot available
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldNeuroscience
TopicAutism Spectrum Disorder Research
Canadian institutionsHatch (Canada)
Fundersnot available
KeywordsAutism spectrum disorderIdentification (biology)Computer scienceSpectrum (functional analysis)AutismPsychologyDevelopmental psychologyPhysicsBiology

Abstract

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Early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is essential for early therapies that improve effects. Conventional diagnostic methods can be slow and costly, leading to delays in necessary treatment. In this work, we introduce a unique method to improve the diagnostic accuracy of ASD, especially in its early phases, by combining machine learning and deep learning approaches.By leveraging algorithms such as Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forest Classifier (RFC), Logistic Regression (LR), and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), [11] our goal is to streamline the diagnostic process while maintaining high levels of reliability and accuracy. [1]Our method involves integrating these algorithms with a comprehensive dataset in order to create a prediction model that can correctly diagnose ASD. Furthermore, we introduce an innovative technique that utilizes a pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) for feature extraction and binary classification based on facial images [4]. By examining the human face as a physiological indicator, our approach aims to detect subtle neurological markers of ASD, thereby speeding up the diagnostic process. Combining the predictive capabilities of machine learning with the image analysis strengths of deep learning, we provide a framework for identifying ASD susceptibility in children. This pioneering approach has the potential to revolutionize ASD diagnosis, offering quicker and more cost-effective solutions for clinicians and caregivers, ultimately improving impacts for people with ASD.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.006
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.013
Threshold uncertainty score0.025

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.006
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.001
Bibliometrics0.0020.001
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0010.002
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0050.002

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.048
GPT teacher head0.349
Teacher spread0.301 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSimulation or modeling
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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Published2025
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