{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-14T18:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:34:47","slug":"project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/project\/","title":{"rendered":"Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder via Automated Analysis of Speech and Facial Expression Recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">Receiving an autism diagnosis can be a challenging experience for both children and their families. The <a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.care\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ideas.care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IDEAS <\/a>research project aims to address the long and strenuous process that comes with being diagnosed with autism. The research project was conducted in Germany at the University Hospital Leipzig by a team of researchers and educators including Dr. Ulrike Kachel, Prof. Dr. Ute Ritterfeld, and Dr. Michael Buscherm\u00f6hle.The project began in 2022 and completed at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192159-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192159-3.png 454w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192159-3-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192219-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7466903773957716;width:379px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192219-1.png 451w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192219-1-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192240.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7504184278460185;width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192240.png 451w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-192240-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-185738.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-185738.png 777w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-185738-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/SLP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-21-185738-767x475.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"alignwide is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">The diagnosis process expensive, time-consuming, and overwhelming, and it can also be emotionally taxing for the child, who may feel stressed or anxious throughout. To address this problem, the IDEAS team developed an app that uses advanced software to track and analyze many markers of autism, including speech, facial expressions, gestures, and eye-tracking, allowing for faster, less demanding diagnoses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder via Automated Analysis of Speech and Facial Expression Recognition Receiving an autism diagnosis can be a challenging experience for both children and their families. The IDEAS research project aims to address the long and strenuous process that comes with being diagnosed with autism. 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