New iPad Game Could Help Diagnose Autism in Children
From: ECN Magazine - 08/31/2016

Autism could be diagnosed by allowing children to play games on smart phones
and tablets, a study involving the University of Strathclyde has found.

Dr Jonathan Delafield-Butt, of Strathclyde's Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, and colleagues at start-up company Harimata, used fun iPad games to
track players' hand movements - gathering information that can help identify
autism.

In the study, published in the Nature group journal Scientific Reports, the
research team outlined how the technology could offer an accessible and less
intrusive way to diagnose the developmental disorder.

Dr Delafield-Butt, a Senior Lecturer in Child Development, said: "We have
shown that children with autism can be identified by their gameplay patterns
on an iPad".

Read the entire article at:
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2016/08/new-ipad-game-could-help-diagnose-autism-children
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160830084148.htm

Links:
Toward the Autism Motor Signature: Gesture patterns during smart tablet gameplay identify children with autism
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep31107

Jonathan Delafield-Butt
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/delafieldbuttjonathandr