AI tech emerges as game-changer for kids with autism

Xinhua

2nd April 2025

AI tech emerges as game-changer for kids with autism

In the classroom at an autism rehabilitation center in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a three-year-old boy tried to utter a faint "i" sound while gazing into a mirror.

"Now you try. Make the sound. Too loud now. Softer," said the therapist, Yu Canyang, softly. "There you go! You're learning so fast -- great job!" It marked a hard-won breakthrough in the speech development of Haohao (pseudonym).

Holding a tongue depressor in one hand, Yu promptly recorded it on a tablet. At the end of the appointment, an AI system swiftly generated the boy's progress report and a personalized home training plan was sent to the boy's parents.

This AI-enhanced moment has offered a glimpse into the profound transformation underway in China's autism rehabilitation sector.

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