This document summarizes emerging non-clinical and clinical approaches for autism. Over 300 startups offer non-clinical approaches across more than 20 segments, including robotics, virtual reality, and wearable devices. Clinical approaches show potential for 90% accurate diagnosis from blood tests and early-stage trials exploring potential cures. The document also reviews technologies aimed at improving communication, reducing anxiety, and facilitating daily living for those with autism.

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Autism
Survey of Emerging Approaches
QiTian industryanalyzer
neil@industryanalyzer.com

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Non-Clinical Approaches
wide variety of approaches provided by
319 startups (as of May 2019)
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20+ segments
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Clinical Approaches
Based on analysis of TODO### of clinical trials (as of Aug 2019)
Diagnosis
90% accuracy: based on breakthrough physiological (blood) diagnostics
Cure
early stage trials …
Summary

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Learning Objectives
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Attention

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Goals

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Happiness

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Robotics
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Kaspar the Robot
University of Hertfordshire
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predictability,
lack of emotional judgement,
and bottomless patience
can provide autistic kids
with relief from the constant pressure to
socialize
and understand emotional cues.
find a safe space for
practicing communication with peers
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Emotion

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Emotion

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Emotion

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Because the robots are simpler than people,
they’re more accessible.
The children feel as if the situation is safer,
so they’re able to explore more and have a greater feeling of
control.”
Compared to an adult, the robot is very systematic in its interactions,
and that’s less daunting for a child with autism.
Interaction

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Tele-Presence
as many as 50 percent of students with autism have school refusal behavior
[Munkhaugen, 2017]

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VR
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VR

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Avatar-based Communication
Easing Expression
Lowering Anxiety
Patient
Removal of Authority
Therapist
"Do children in the spectrum of autism interact with real-time emotionally expressive human controlled avatars?." Procedia Computer Science 67 (2015): 241-251.
"AVATAR autism: Virtual agents to augment relationships in children." 2017 IEEE XXIV International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing (INTERCON). IEEE, 2017.

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Augmented Reality

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Wearables
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The World’s FIRST
Transitional Wearable Companion
Calming

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calming pressure vest
gives you a pleasant,
safe and protected feeling.
Calming

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Calming

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Emotion Expression

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Understanding anxiety
using wearables
for adults
with intellectual and developmental disabilities
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Anxiety Management

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Anxiety Management

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Anxiety Management

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Habit Management

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Neuro Diversity
conditions once seen as pathologies to be medicalized
became differences society should embrace
[ LinkedIn: 50 Big Ideas for 2019 ]
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awareness

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recruitment

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Our platform is designed to handle requests at any scale
platform

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preparation
Digitability teaches students the work-ready
skills necessary for transition to independence.

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physical space

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Employer: Emotional Support
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employee

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family

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Data Collection / Analysis
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individual

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organization

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Data Types
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eye-tracking

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eye-tracking

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Business Models (Ad Sponsorship)
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Creating a More Inclusive World
Magnusmode is working with
companies around the world to
transform the customer service
experience for people with autism
and other cognitive special needs.
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Digitalization
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Personalization

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Certification

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Availability

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Functional