DAEJEON, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has developed an artificial intelligence–powered communication tool that enables children with minimally verbal autism to engage more meaningfully with their parents, marking a breakthrough in assistive technology for neurodiverse families. Led by Professor Hong Hwa-jung at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s educational TV channel EBS aims to enhance awareness of people with disabilities by introducing a new character with autism spectrum disorder in an educational puppet show. The broadcaster announced on Wednesday that Byeori, a character with autism spectrum disorder, will make her debut on the Friday episode [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Two of South Korea’s biggest hospitals plan to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform to ensure early detection and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for infants. A consortium formed by Seoul National University Hospital and Severance Hospital was selected as the lead organization for the development of ASD [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children can be measured using stool samples. Researchers from Yonsei University’s Severance Hospital compared and analyzed the intestinal microbiome structure in the feces of 54 children with ADS who visited the hospital and 38 children without [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Social robots that are capable of showing a variety of facial expressions have been proven effective in treating autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new medical study. The research team led by neuropsychiatry professor Yu Hee-jung at Seoul National University Hospital discovered there was little to no difference between [...]