Jacqueline Sin

Mar 3, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Tim Williams |Tom Loucas |Jacqueline Sin |Mirjana Jeremic

IntroductionAutism spectrum disorder (autism hereafter) is characterised by the early onset of differences in social communication and social interaction, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). About 30% of autistic children do not develop functional language despite extensive interventions (Hampton & Kaiser, 2016; Oono et al., 2013; Tager-Flusberg & Kasari, 2013).

Mar 3, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Tim Williams |Jacqueline Sin |Tom Loucas |Mirjana Jeremic

IntroductionAutism spectrum disorder (autism hereafter) is characterised by the early onset of differences in social communication and social interaction, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). About 30% of autistic children do not develop functional language despite extensive interventions (Hampton & Kaiser, 2016; Oono et al., 2013; Tager-Flusberg & Kasari, 2013).

Feb 5, 2024 | nature.com | Jacqueline Sin

An AI-enabled chatbot increased self-referrals to psychological therapies for common mental health disorders; but further research is needed to ensure that better access translates into high-quality treatment experiences and outcomes for everyone. In this issue of Nature Medicine, Habicht et al.5 report a personalized AI-enabled chatbot called Limbic that helped people refer themselves for Talking Therapies.