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In this article, we introduce a novel problem of audio-visual autism behavior recognition, which includes social behavior recognition, an essential aspect previously omitted in AI-assisted autism screening research. We define the task at…

Reliable detection of the prodromal stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains difficult even today because, unlike other neurocognitive impairments, there is no definitive diagnosis of AD in vivo. In this context, existing research has…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-08-03 Amish Mittal , Sourav Sahoo , Arnhav Datar , Juned Kadiwala , Hrithwik Shalu , Jimson Mathew

In this paper, we introduce a deep learning model to classify children as either healthy or potentially autistic with 94.6% accuracy using Deep Learning. Autistic patients struggle with social skills, repetitive behaviors, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-08-10 Madison Beary , Alex Hadsell , Ryan Messersmith , Mohammad-Parsa Hosseini

Introduction: Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia in which early diagnosis plays a major rule in the quality of treatment. Among new works in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, there are many of them analyzing the voice stream…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-10-02 S. Soroush Haj Zargarbashi , Bagher Babaali

The diagnosis and treatment of individuals with communication disorders offers many opportunities for the application of speech technology, but research so far has not adequately considered: the diversity of conditions, the role of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Nigel G. Ward , Andres Segura , Georgina Bugarini , Heike Lehnert-LeHouillier , Dancheng Liu , Jinjun Xiong , Olac Fuentes

Speech patterns have been identified as potential diagnostic markers for neuropsychiatric conditions. However, most studies only compare a single clinical group to healthy controls, whereas clinical practice often requires differentiating…

Autism spectrum disorder ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with challenges in communication, social interaction, and repetitive behaviors. Getting a clear diagnosis for a child is necessary for starting early intervention and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-05 Afef Saihi , Hussam Alshraideh

Depression commonly co-occurs with neurodegenerative disorders like Multiple Sclerosis (MS), yet the potential of speech-based Artificial Intelligence for detecting depression in such contexts remains unexplored. This study examines the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Monica Gonzalez-Machorro , Uwe Reichel , Pascal Hecker , Helly Hammer , Hesam Sagha , Florian Eyben , Robert Hoepner , Björn W. Schuller

Advancements in spoken language technologies for neurodegenerative speech disorders are crucial for meeting both clinical and technological needs. This overview paper is vital for advancing the field, as it presents a comprehensive review…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-08 Shakeel A. Sheikh , Md. Sahidullah , Ina Kodrasi

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological disease characterized by difficulties with social interaction, communication, and repetitive activities. While its primary origin lies in genetics, early detection is crucial, and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Rownak Ara Rasul , Promy Saha , Diponkor Bala , S M Rakib Ul Karim , Md. Ibrahim Abdullah , Bishwajit Saha

The analysis, processing, and extraction of meaningful information from sounds all around us is the subject of the broader area of audio analytics. Audio captioning is a recent addition to the domain of audio analytics, a cross-modal…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-04 Sandeep Kothinti , Dimitra Emmanouilidou

As large language models (LLMs) advance in their linguistic capacity, understanding how they capture aspects of language competence remains a significant challenge. This study therefore employs psycholinguistic paradigms in English, which…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Xufeng Duan , Xinyu Zhou , Bei Xiao , Zhenguang G. Cai

Previous work has established that a person's demographics and speech style affect how well speech processing models perform for them. But where does this bias come from? In this work, we present the Speech Embedding Association Test…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-10-31 Isaac Slaughter , Craig Greenberg , Reva Schwartz , Aylin Caliskan

The path to an autism diagnosis can be long and difficult, and delays can have serious consequences. Artificial intelligence can completely change the way autism is diagnosed, especially when it comes to situations where it is difficult to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-09 Ali Mohammadifar , Hasan Samadbin , Arman Daliri

Autism Spectrum Disorder (autism) is a neurodevelopmental delay which affects at least 1 in 44 children. Like many neurological disorder phenotypes, the diagnostic features are observable, can be tracked over time, and can be managed or…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-03-08 Peter Washington , Dennis P. Wall

Background:Speech patterns have emerged as potential diagnostic markers for conditions with varying etiologies. Machine learning (ML) presents an opportunity to harness these patterns for accurate disease diagnosis. Objective: This review…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Birger Moell , Fredrik Sand Aronsson , Per Östberg , Jonas Beskow

We present a cross-linguistic study of speech in autistic and non-autistic children speaking Finnish, French, and Slovak. We combine supervised classification with within-language and cross-corpus transfer experiments to evaluate…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-09 Sofoklis Kakouros , Ida-Lotta Myllylä

Automatic detection of Alzheimer's dementia by speech processing is enhanced when features of both the acoustic waveform and the content are extracted. Audio and text transcription have been widely used in health-related tasks, as spectral…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-12 Edward L. Campbell , Laura Docío-Fernández , Javier Jiménez Raboso , Carmen García-Mateo

Dementia is a syndrome, generally of a chronic nature characterized by a deterioration in cognitive function, especially in the geriatric population and is severe enough to impact their daily activities. Early diagnosis of dementia is…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-21 Rupayan Chakraborty , Meghna Pandharipande , Chitralekha Bhat , Sunil Kumar Kopparapu

This work explores the application of various supervised classification approaches using prosodic information for the identification of spoken North S\'ami language varieties. Dialects are language varieties that enclose characteristics…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-12 Sofoklis Kakouros , Katri Hiovain , Martti Vainio , Juraj Šimko