A Tool to Improve Visual Attention and the Acquisition of Meaning for Low-Functioning People

Almendros, María Luisa Rodríguez; Cuevas, Marcelino Cabrera; Domínguez, Carlos Rodríguez; López, Tomás Ruiz; Bermúdez-Edo, María; Fórtiz, María José Rodríguez

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_32

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Face-Based Attention Recognition Model for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Banire

Al-Thani

Qaraqe

et al. 2021

J Healthc Inform Res

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Attention recognition plays a vital role in providing learning support for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The unobtrusiveness of face-tracking techniques makes it possible to build automatic systems to detect and classify attentional behaviors. However, constructing such systems is a challenging task due to the complexity of attentional behavior in ASD. This paper proposes a face-based attention recognition model using two methods. The first is based on geometric feature transformation using a support vector machine (SVM) classifier, and the second is based on the transformation of time-domain spatial features to 2D spatial images using a convolutional neural network (CNN) approach. We conducted an experimental study on different attentional tasks for 46 children (ASD n=20, typically developing children n=26) and explored the limits of the face-based attention recognition model for participant and task differences. Our results show that the geometric feature transformation using an SVM classifier outperforms the CNN approach. Also, attention detection is more generalizable within typically developing children than within ASD groups and within low-attention tasks than within high-attention tasks. This paper highlights the basis for future face-based attentional recognition for real-time learning and clinical attention interventions.

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