Matthew Goodwin

Green light for diagnostic autism app raises questions, concerns

“I think it is important for Cognoa marketing purposes not to conflate de novo classification with product approval [from the FDA],” says Matthew Goodwin, director of the computational behavioral science lab at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Spectrum News

Rethinking repetitive behaviors in autism

That idea has been around for decades, says Matthew Goodwin, associate professor of health sciences and computer science at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

International Business Times

Scientist Creates Wristband That Tracks Autism Aggressive Outburst

Matthew Goodwin, a behavioral scientist from the Northeastern University recently created a wearable wristband that could save the day of the families of people with ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder.

AUTISM WRISTBAND THAT PREDICTS AGGRESSIVE OUTBURSTS IN CHILDREN WITH 84 PERCENT ACCURACY CREATED BY SCIENTISTS

Creator Matthew Goodwin, director of the Computational Behavioral Science Laboratory at Northeastern University, explained in a statement: “Their [some individuals with autism] arousal levels are already at the ceiling. “It takes very little to cross the tipping point.” “If we could give caregivers advance notice, it would prevent them from getting caught off guard and […]

Boston Herald

No more ‘flying blind’ on autism

“One of the problems when someone can’t tell you they’re distressed is these behaviors feel like they come completely out of the blue,” said Matthew Goodwin, a behavioral scientist at Northeastern University. “It’s about quality of life.”

Heathline

Biosensors could help improve autism diagnosis, treatments

Matthew Goodwin, PhD, an assistant professor at Northeastern University, tells Healthline that using data from wearable biosensors “can predict with about 79-80 percent accuracy based on the last three minutes of your physiology whether or not you are going to aggress to someone else or aggress to yourself” within the next minute. Goodwin presented his […]

Fox 25

Northeastern Professor discusses advances in diagnosing autism

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App helps tell difference between smirks, smiles

But the decision has created problems for the researchers using the sensors. “You create a technology out of necessity, you do good science with it, you make it widely available, and when the company decides to cease manufacturing, it stalls the science,” said Matthew Goodwin, an assistant professor at Northeastern University and founding member of […]

Autism Speaks

New Technology Enhances Autism Research and Therapy

Some pretty amazing little gadgets are bringing new insights into how children respond to therapy and how we can improve our methods to really make a difference in the homes of our families. One intriguing tool is a sensory wrist band that collects information on a person’s movement, body temperature and other internal and physical […]

Northeastern team puts patients first in health tech

Matthew Goodwin, an assistant professor at Northeastern University, is trying to better understand their world by carefully tracking the boys’ movements and their environment. He has the boys wear sensors on their ankles and wrists that measure arousal levels, while cameras mounted on the walls record activities in the classroom, with the goal of finding […]