Intelligent Monitoring of Stereotyped Motion Disorders in Case of Children with Autism

Abstract

Autism is a complex developmental disability, which is the result of a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain function, affecting person's communication and social interaction skills. Main symptoms include motion conditions and stereotypical behaviors. This paper focuses on the detection and monitoring of stereotypical motion conditions of patients with autism. Artificial Intelligence techniques are used to identify stereotypical motion conditions, whereas the Situation-Awareness paradigm allows clinicians to obtain further medical information and the reduction of misclassifications. Results are under validation at the Department of Child Psychiatry at Children's Hospital Santobono-Pausilipon in Naples.