Hybrid similarity based feature selection and cascade deep maxout fuzzy network for Autism Spectrum Disorder detection using EEG signal

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that influences a person's comprehension and way of behaving. It is a lifetime disability that cannot be completely treated using any therapy up to date. Nevertheless, in time identification and continuous therapies have a huge effect on autism patients. The existing models took a long time to confirm the diagnosis process and also, it is highly complex to differentiate autism from various developmental disorders. To facilitate early diagnosis by providing timely intervention, saving healthcare costs and reducing stress for the family in the long run, this research introduces an affordable and straightforward diagnostic model to detect ASD using EEG and deep learning models. Here, a hybrid deep learning model called Cascade deep maxout fuzzy network (Cascade DMFN) is proposed to identify ASD and it is achieved by the integration of Deep Maxout Network (DMN) and hybrid cascade neuro-fuzzy. Moreover, hybrid similarity measures like Canberra distance and Kumar-hassebrook is employed to conduct the feature selection technique. Also, the EEG dataset and BCIAUT_P300 dataset are used for analyzing the designed Cascade DMFN for detecting Autism Spectrum Disorder. The designed Cascade DMFN has outperformed other classical models by yielding a high accuracy of 0.930, Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of 0.919, Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of 0.923, True Negative Rate (TNR) of 0.926, and True Positive Rate (TPR) of 0.934.