Autism Basics
About 1 in this many U.S. children are identified with autism today.
What is 31?
Bonus: This means that about 5.5 million adults in the US are autistic.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends autism screening at these ages.
What are 18 and 24 months?
This famous computer scientist is considered the“Father of AI.”
Who is Alan Turing?
AI is commonly used in radiology to detect early signs of this disease from mammograms.
What is breast cancer?
NIU was founded in this year.
What is 1895?
This month is recognized worldwide as Autism AcceptanceMonth
What is April?
This is the average age of autism diagnosis in the U.S..
What is about 4.5 years?
This is the name of the AI system that defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997.
What is IBM’s Deep Blue?
This is the process of checking AI models on newoutside data before use in clinics.
What is external validation?
This animal is NIU's mascot.
What is a huskie?
This percent of autistic children have a co-occurring motordisability.
What is about 89%?
This standardized parent questionnaire is often used inpediatric clinics to screen toddlers for autism.
What is the M-CHAT?
This famous AI assistant was launched by Apple in 2011.
What is Siri?
In 2022, this percent of U.S. healthcare organizationsreported actively using AI tools.
What is about 50%?
NIU enrolls roughly this many students today(undergrad + grad).
What is about 15,000–16,000?