AIを使って重度の自閉症によく見られる挑戦的な行動を予測(Researchers Use AI To Predict Challenging Behaviors Common in Profound Autism)

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2023-11-06 レンセラー工科大学 (RPI)

◆ニューヨーク州立Rensselaer工科大学の研究者は、人工知能ツールを使用して生体医学データを分析し、深刻な自閉症に関連する自傷行為と攻撃行為と睡眠、胃腸の健康との潜在的な関連性を発見しました。自閉症の人々はしばしば終日のケアが必要で、自傷行為や攻撃行為を示すことがあり、これは彼らと介護者の安全に懸念を引き起こします。研究者は、睡眠と胃腸の問題が将来の難しい行動と関連し、これらの健康問題が次の日の行動を予測するのに役立つことを示しました。
◆研究によれば、80人の対象者のうち5人について、胃腸の問題が次の日の難しい行動を80%以上の正確さで予測し、睡眠の質も行動に影響を与えました。深刻な自閉症は一生涯の状態ですが、睡眠と胃腸の健康に対処することが、難しい行動に対処するのに役立つ可能性があります。

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病歴と環境データを用いた自閉症スペクトラムにおける問題行動の予測 Predicting Problematic Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Medical History and Environmental Data

Jennifer Ferina,Melanie Kruger ,Uwe Kruger ,Daniel Ryan ,Conor Anderson ,Jenny Foster ,Theresa Hamlin and Juergen Hahn
Journal of Personalized Medicine  Published: 21 October 2023
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13101513

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Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), characterized by social, communication, and behavioral abnormalities, affects 1 in 36 children according to the CDC. Several co-occurring conditions are often associated with ASD, including sleep and immune disorders and gastrointestinal (GI) problems. ASD is also associated with sensory sensitivities. Some individuals with ASD exhibit episodes of challenging behaviors that can endanger themselves or others, including aggression and self-injurious behavior (SIB). In this work, we explored the use of artificial intelligence models to predict behavior episodes based on past data of co-occurring conditions and environmental factors for 80 individuals in a residential setting. We found that our models predict occurrences of behavior and non-behavior with accuracies as high as 90% for some individuals, and that environmental, as well as gastrointestinal, factors are notable predictors across the population examined. While more work is needed to examine the underlying connections between the factors and the behaviors, having reasonably accurate predictions for behaviors has the potential to improve the quality of life of some individuals with ASD.

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