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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A Predictive Multimodal Framework to Alert Caregivers of Problem Behaviors for Children with ASD (PreMAC).

Zhaobo K Zheng, John E Staubitz, Amy S Weitlauf, Johanna Staubitz, Marney Pollack, Lauren Shibley, Michelle Hopton, William Martin, Amy Swanson, Pablo Juárez and 2 more

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhaobo K ZhengDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
John E StaubitzTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Amy S WeitlaufTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Johanna StaubitzDepartment of Special Education, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Marney PollackDepartment of Special Education, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4058-762X
Lauren ShibleyTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Michelle HoptonTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
William MartinTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Amy SwansonTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Pablo JuárezTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Zachary E WarrenTreatment and Research Institute of Autism Spectrum Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Nilanjan SarkarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

Overall: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at VanderbiltP50HD103537 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Lea K Davis · 2020 to 2026
$10.3M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103537Vanderbilt Kennedy Center U54
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) impacts 1 in 54 children in the US. Two-thirds of children with ASD display problem behavior. If a caregiver can predict that a child is likely to engage in problem behavior, they may be able to take action to minimize that risk. Although experts in Applied Behavior Analysis can offer caregivers recognition and remediation strategies, there are limitations to the extent to which human prediction of problem behavior is possible without the assistance of technology. In this paper, we propose a machine learning-based predictive framework, PreMAC, that uses multimodal signals from precursors of problem behaviors to alert caregivers of impending problem behavior for children with ASD. A multimodal data capture platform, M2P3, was designed to collect multimodal training data for PreMAC. The development of PreMAC integrated a rapid functional analysis, the interview-informed synthesized contingency analysis (IISCA), for collection of training data. A feasibility study with seven 4 to 15-year-old children with ASD was conducted to investigate the tolerability and feasibility of the M2P3 platform and the accuracy of PreMAC. Results indicate that the M2P3 platform was well tolerated by the children and PreMAC could predict precursors of problem behaviors with high prediction accuracies.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderProblem BehaviorCaregiversChildFeasibility StudiesHumansMachine Learningaffective computingASDfunctional analysismachine learningmultimodal dataproblem behaviorssignal processingwearable sensor

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PMID33430371
PMCPMC7826816
OpenAlexW3119650114

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