Created on 5th April 2025
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Autism is often diagnosed late due to a lack of awareness, limited access to specialists, and reliance on complex behavioral assessments. Structural MRI (sMRI), which provides detailed images of the brain, has strong potential for early detection but is underutilized due to the need for expert interpretation. AutismCare addresses this challenge by using AI to analyze sMRI scans and provide early, accurate autism detection in a fast and accessible way. Beyond diagnosis, the platform offers a 24/7 chatbot to answer any autism-related questions and a questionnaire-based tool to recommend suitable therapies. AutismCare empowers individuals and families by offering early detection, reliable information, and personalized support all in one place.
Developing AutismCare was a deeply rewarding yet challenging journey. One of the primary hurdles we encountered was working with medical data, which required careful handling, standardization, and significant preprocessing effort. Since our project involved machine learning on brain scans, achieving accuracy without overfitting was difficult due to the limited amount of high-quality, labeled data. Platform constraints also added friction—working on cloud-based environments like Google Colab introduced limitations such as restricted public link sharing, runtime disconnections, and memory bottlenecks. Additionally, coordinating model training and deployment in such environments often led to technical interruptions. On top of that, maintaining momentum through long hours of debugging, learning new libraries, and juggling academic responsibilities was a mental and physical challenge. However, these setbacks taught us resilience, improved our collaboration, and ultimately helped us build a more thoughtful and impactful solution.
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Akash Network
Agent.ai