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ArticleBrain sciences2021

EYE-C: Eye-Contact Robust Detection and Analysis during Unconstrained Child-Therapist Interactions in the Clinical Setting of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Gianpaolo Alvari, Luca Coviello, Cesare Furlanello

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Artificial Intelligence Methods in Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A DSM-5 Criterion-Based Systematic Review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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Gianpaolo AlvariDepartment of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 84, 38068 Rovereto, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1813-5320
Luca CovielloUniversity of Trento, 38122 Trento, Italy.
Cesare FurlanelloHK3 Lab, Piazza Manifatture 1, 38068 Rovereto, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The high level of heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the lack of systematic measurements complicate predicting outcomes of early intervention and the identification of better-tailored treatment programs. Computational phenotyping may assist therapists in monitoring child behavior through quantitative measures and personalizing the intervention based on individual characteristics; still, real-world behavioral analysis is an ongoing challenge. For this purpose, we designed EYE-C, a system based on OpenPose and Gaze360 for fine-grained analysis of eye-contact episodes in unconstrained therapist-child interactions via a single video camera. The model was validated on video data varying in resolution and setting, achieving promising performance. We further tested EYE-C on a clinical sample of 62 preschoolers with ASD for spectrum stratification based on eye-contact features and age. By unsupervised clustering, three distinct sub-groups were identified, differentiated by eye-contact dynamics and a specific clinical phenotype. Overall, this study highlights the potential of Artificial Intelligence in categorizing atypical behavior and providing translational solutions that might assist clinical practice.

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autism spectrum disordersbehavior imagingcomputational phenotypingeye contactheterogeneitypreschool children

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PMID34942856
PMCPMC8699076

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