Abilities and Disabilities—Applying Machine Learning to Disentangle the Role of Intelligence in Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 13; p. 826043
• Main Authors: Wolff, Nicole, Eberlein, Matthias, Stroth, Sanna, Poustka, Luise, Roepke, Stefan, Kamp-Becker, Inge, Roessner, Veit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 03.03.2022
• Subjects: ADOS; autism spectrum disorders; diagnostic; intellectual disability; machine learning; Psychiatry; IQ; ADOS; autism spectrum disorders; diagnostic; machine learning; intellectual disability; intelligence

Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a relatively common, well-known but heterogeneous neuropsychiatric disorder, specific knowledge about characteristics of this heterogeneity is scarce. There is consensus that IQ contributes to this heterogeneity as well as complicates diagnostics and treatm...