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A Mobile Health Application for Monitoring Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: ASD Monitoring by mHealth

Masud Rabbani, Munirul M. Haque, Dipranjan Das Dipal, Md Ishrak Islam Zarif, Anik Iqbal, Shaheen Akhter, Shahana Parveen, Mohammad Rasel, Tanjir Rashid Soron, Naveen Bansal, Amy Schwichtenberg, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

AI Applications for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment · Pages 40–65

Abstract

Currently, one out of 160 children have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the world. This problem is observed in both developed and low-middle-income countries (LMICs) around the globe. Usually, in developed countries, the number can be estimated, but in LMICs, this number is largely unknown, and in some cases, many children with ASD are not treated after identification of the problem. In these cases, both for the developed and LMICs, mobile technology can continuously monitor children with ASD. In this chapter, the authors describe the techniques of remote monitoring of the behavioral and milestone parameters development for children with ASD that care practitioners can use as an evidence-based tool to make the decision in the treatment process. Lastly, the authors describe the advantages and challenges of using the mHealth tools in the ASD treatment based on the NIH-funded successful completion project “mCARE” in Bangladesh.

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  1. Masud RabbaniUbicomp Lab, Department of Computer Science, Marquette University, USA
  2. Munirul M. HaqueUniversity of Indianapolis, USA
  3. Dipranjan Das DipalMarquette University, USA
  4. Md Ishrak Islam ZarifMarquette University, USA
  5. Anik IqbalMarquette University, USA
  6. Shaheen AkhterBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh
  7. Shahana ParveenNational Institute of Mental Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  8. Mohammad RaselBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh
  9. Tanjir Rashid SoronTelepsychiatry Research and Innovation Network Ltd., Bangladesh
  10. Naveen BansalMarquette University, USA
  11. Amy SchwichtenbergPurdue University, USA
  12. Syed Ishtiaque AhmedUniversity of Toronto, Canada
  13. Sheikh Iqbal AhamedMarquette University, USA
Venue
AI Applications for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
Publisher
IGI Global
Record
Pages 40–65
Published
2022
Cite this work

Masud Rabbani, Munirul M. Haque, Dipranjan Das Dipal, Md Ishrak Islam Zarif, Anik Iqbal, Shaheen Akhter, Shahana Parveen, Mohammad Rasel, Tanjir Rashid Soron, Naveen Bansal, Amy Schwichtenberg, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed. “A Mobile Health Application for Monitoring Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: ASD Monitoring by mHealth”. AI Applications for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, 40–65. (2022). https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2304-2.ch002.

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Research takeaway

This chapter describes remote monitoring of behavioral and developmental milestones for children with ASD through mobile health tools. It draws on the completed mCARE project in Bangladesh to discuss practical advantages and implementation challenges.

Research topics

  • mCARE
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • mobile health
  • caregiver-reported outcomes
  • developmental milestones
  • remote monitoring
  • value-sensitive design

Research context

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Mobile-health AI Autism care & mCARE