autism

  • Judge Uses ChatGPT in Medical Rights Case in Colombia

    Judge Uses ChatGPT in Medical Rights Case in Colombia

    A judge in Colombia used the artificial intelligence software, ChatGPT, in a medical rights case for a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Judge Juan Manuel Padilla oversaw the case in Cartagena and used the OpenAI tool to determine if the boy was exempt from medical costs, including transportation, the Colombian radio station Blu…


  • One in 44 U.S. Children Are Being Diagnosed With Autism, CDC Finds

    One in 44 U.S. Children Are Being Diagnosed With Autism, CDC Finds

    The odds of a child in the United States being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder have risen once again, new data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. According to their report out this week, about one in 44 children were expected to be diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2018, a…


  • Intriguing New Drug Therapies May Boost Social Skills In People With Autism

    Intriguing New Drug Therapies May Boost Social Skills In People With Autism

    New research seems to show encouraging progress in helping treat the complex neurodevelopmental disorder autism. Two unrelated clinical trials, involving men and children with autism, suggest that using drugs to interact with a hormone called vasopressin could improve the social functioning of people living with the disorder, though one approach may be better than the…