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Tamil Nadu
Software to evaluate developmental disorders in children unveiled
M. Dinesh Varma
It is based on a computational questionnaire matrix
CHENNAI: Now, a software matrix of 48 questions can perhaps give you vital leads on a pervasive development disorder like autism more quickly than a year or two of clinician visits.
The Automated Software Screener for developmental disorders, developed by a Chennai-based engineer-doctor team, is based on a computational questionnaire matrix that can be used as a pre-clinical tool to evaluate whether a child’s development milestones are age-appropriate.
“We initially set out with a questionnaire of around 200 enquiries. The subsequent pruning based on inputs from experts has helped make the matrix more reliable and sensitive,” said Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan, computer science expert, who developed the software along with young general physician Karthik Srinivasan.
The computer scientist and medical practitioner had come together to contribute to a social cause by floating Brahmam, a forum aiming to develop technological aids for physically challenged people, that eventually led to the creation of the software.
The software framework of the screener comprises an automated screener system, a report generator system and gaming techniques (which are being fine tuned). Based on the responses given by the primary care taker, the screener evaluates the child in the areas of fine and gross motor, social and language.
At the end of the screener sessions — a typical session takes no more than 25 minutes — the screener will send a comprehensive report stating whether the child demonstrates any symptoms for developmental disorders or not.
The software developers propose to dedicate the software tool free of cost to schools across Tamil Nadu. “Importantly, even a lay parent using the software can now be reassured that the child is attaining the development milestones,” said Jaya Krishnaswamy, director of the Madhuram Narayanan Centre (MNC) for Exceptional Children.
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