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    Screening Tool for Autistic Children
    (IEEE, 2019-01-23) Tittagalla, V. Y; Wickramarachchi, R. R. P; Chandrarathne, G. W. C. N; Nanayakkara, N. M. D. M. B; Samarasinghe, P; Rathnayake, P; Pemadasa, M. G. N. M
    Autism is a neurological disability that has been caused due to brain abnormality in a person. A person with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) usually has difficulty in social and communication skills. In the past few years there hasn't been a proper way of identifying Autistic children in Sri Lanka. In this research paper, we will discuss how to identify an autistic child by considering mobile application with the following factors. Identify the eye contact, responsiveness to stimulus, analysis of vocal behavioral patterns and questionnaire. The above four factors will be the main key areas in screening process. This tool is created especially for identifying children with autism in rural areas in Sri Lanka. The major three areas eye contact, vocal behavior and responsiveness are the screening process is developed for proof of concept in this research.