Scope is an autism awareness app that helps parents to learn and look for early signs of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) in their children using simple techniques based on scientifically proven methods.

Concept
Autism is a disorder that can be prevented with early diagnosis and treatment. However, this fact is something that not a lot of people know about. Through Scope, the prime intention is to create awareness about the early diagnosis of ASD, so that parents know to look for signs of this condition in their children and hence get access to early therapy. Research proves that therapy is most effective when the children are 12-18 months old. And thanks to sublime research there are several techniques that can be used to identify the early stages of this condition. Based on this, there are mainly two techniques used through this app:

• Eye Tracking Test
  It has been proved that individuals having ASD often are incapable of maintaining direct eye contact with others around them. Based on this research, Scope uses the front camera of the smartphone to track the eyes of the test subject while there is a video playing on the screen and scores the activity based on the degree of eye contact the subject makes with the characters in the video.
  Reference: Jones, Warren, and Ami Klin. "Attention to eyes is present but in decline in 2-6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism." Nature 504.7480 (2013): 427-431.


• Seven Questions Test from Harvard
  This technique is based on a set of questions that has been developed by the researchers at Harvard that has the ability to correctly diagnose Autism with an accuracy of 99.9%. Scope presents these questions through the app and also presents some examples to help parents answer these questions.
  Reference: Wall, Dennis P., et al. "Use of artificial intelligence to shorten the behavioral diagnosis of autism." PloS one 7.8 (2012): e43855.

The prototype can be tested here: Invision Prototype.