{"id":13095,"date":"2025-02-17T16:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=13095"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:28:46","slug":"new-video-game-based-tool-could-help-diagnose-autism-in-children-with-80-accuracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/02\/17\/new-video-game-based-tool-could-help-diagnose-autism-in-children-with-80-accuracy\/","title":{"rendered":"New Video Game-Based Tool Could Help Diagnose Autism in Children with 80% Accuracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Doctors may soon be able to diagnose children with autism using a video game that relies on a motion-tracking tool.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"347\">According to the science website Science Alert, the tool, called the &#8220;Computerized Assessment of Motor Imitation,&#8221; can distinguish between children with autism and their neurotypical peers with an accuracy rate of up to 80%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"2c88dde3-879d-4c3b-9450-19309514c752\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"100\"><strong data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"98\">Innovative Video Game Accurately Differentiates Between Autism and ADHD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"550\">The game was also able to differentiate between children with autism and those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)\u2014two diagnoses that are often confused\u2014with an accuracy rate of 70%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"719\">Researchers tested the new tool on 183 children aged 7 to 13. Among them, 21 children had autism, 35 had ADHD, 63 had both autism and ADHD, and 65 were neurotypical.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13098\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13098 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autism.jpg\" alt=\"Sensory and Motor Challenges Play a Key Role in Autism Diagnosis\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autism.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autism-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autism-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Innovative Video Game Accurately Differentiates Between Autism and ADHD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"1023\">In the game, children were asked to follow full-body, dance-like movements of an on-screen character for one minute. Meanwhile, two cameras\u2014one in front and one behind\u2014recorded the child\u2019s movements. The &#8220;Computerized Assessment of Motor Imitation&#8221; tool then evaluated the child&#8217;s imitation accuracy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1124\">The scores ranged from 0, indicating no imitation at all, to 1, representing &#8220;perfect&#8221; imitation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1271\">The researchers found that the tool diagnosed autism with 80% accuracy, while the game distinguished between autism and ADHD with 70% accuracy.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1126\" data-end=\"1271\">Sensory and Motor Challenges Play a Key Role in Autism Diagnosis<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1273\" data-end=\"1499\">While autism is traditionally defined by social communication difficulties, research has shown that sensory and motor challenges play a significant role in the condition and may even underlie some communication difficulties.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1647\">Children with autism often struggle to imitate movements and expressions, which are key components of human communication through body language.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1911\">Bahar Tun\u00e7gen\u00e7, a psychology researcher at Nottingham Trent University and a co-author of the study, stated: &#8220;The (Computerized Assessment of Motor Imitation) tool leverages these sensory and motor challenges to diagnose autism and differentiate it from ADHD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13099\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autismh-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"ADHD screening\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autismh-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autismh-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autismh-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/autismh.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Innovative Video Game Accurately Differentiates Between Autism and ADHD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"2107\">The research team highlighted the simplicity of their tool, noting that video games are highly popular and enjoyable for children, provide quick results, and are easy for doctors to interpret.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2199\" data-is-last-node=\"\">They expressed hope that this tool will eventually be used in clinical practice worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Doctors may soon be able to diagnose children with autism using a video game that relies on a motion-tracking tool. 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