VOICE TECHNOLOGY `COULD HELP DETECT AUTISM`
Baku, July 20 (AZERTAC). Young children with autism can be identified by listening to the noises they make, say US scientists.
Research suggests the babbling of infants with autism differs from that of children without it. The differences were spotted with 86% accuracy using automated vocal analysis technology. Vocal characteristics are not currently used for diagnosing autism, even though the link has been suggested before. The study is in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Autism is the name given to a group, or "spectrum", of lifelong developmental conditions characterised by an inability to communicate with or relate to others, a lack of social skills, obsessional traits, and repetitive behaviour. An estimated 500,000 people in the UK are believed to be affected by autism.
