SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DEVELOPMENT AGENT TABLE OF A Children BY EVALUATING SIDE

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system for generating a scale of development ages of a child by evaluating six development faces. The system includes a user interface, a storage unit, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions programmed within the processor by performing the following actions: (a) selecting a first group of topics to generate a first topic table corresponding to a first age interval; (b) calculating a first score of the first question table; (c) based on the first score calculated in the step (b), selecting a second group of questions from the same question bank as the first group of questions in the step (a) to generate a second question table; (d) calculating a second score of the second question table; (e) determining the development age of the child in the corresponding development orientation according to the second score calculated in the step (d); and (f) repeating steps (a) to (e), thereby generating a rating table.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method and system for evaluating the developmental age of a child. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method for determining whether the child has developmental delay (DD) by evaluating multiple developmental aspects and a method for treating a child with developmental delay through early intervention. Background Art

[0002] The incidence of developmental delay in children is increasing year by year. In addition to congenital factors, developmental delay caused by acquired environmental factors is also a problem worthy of attention. The effectiveness of treating developmental delay in children depends on whether caregivers can identify the problem and seek help as early as possible, so as to take relevant therapeutic interventions to solve the problem. However, changes in family composition and care patterns in today's society have also introduced adverse environmental factors that may accelerate developmental delay.

[0003] The child development assessment tools currently used in clinical practice are relatively limited and simplified. These assessment tools are only effective for individuals who have already shown obvious signs of developmental delay, but cannot be used to assess and monitor at the early stages of development. Moreover, the lack of a comprehensive and integrated long-term tracking system also hinders the effective use of medical and social resources in various regions.

[0004] In view of the above, there is an urgent need in the relevant field for a novel system for comprehensively evaluating child development and a treatment method for children in need through early intervention. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to provide the reader with a basic understanding, a brief summary of the present disclosure is provided below. This summary is not an extensive overview of the present disclosure, and is not intended to identify the key / essential elements of the present invention or to outline the scope of the present invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the present disclosure in a simplified conceptual form as a preface to a more detailed description presented later.

[0006] As embodied and broadly described herein, the purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a novel system and method for determining a child's developmental age by evaluating six developmental dimensions through a feedback loop. In this way, the system of the present disclosure can provide accurate information about the child's neurodevelopment in a timely manner, and the appropriate treatment required for the child can be intervened in a timely manner.

[0007] One aspect of the present disclosure is a system for generating a rating scale for a child's developmental age by evaluating six developmental aspects. The system includes a user interface configured to receive an external input answer; a storage unit configured to store and provide six question banks, each corresponding to the six developmental aspects, wherein each question bank includes a plurality of questions independently corresponding to an age range from 0 to 72 months old; and a processor, which is in communication with the user interface and the storage unit.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is configured to execute instructions programmed in the processor by performing the following actions: (a) selecting a first group of questions corresponding to the same age range from any of the question banks stored in the storage unit to generate a first question table corresponding to a first age range; (b) calculating a first score for the first question table based on the external input answers of the first question table in step (a); (c) based on the first score calculated in step (b), selecting a second group of questions from the question bank selected in step (a) to generate a second question table, wherein the The second set of questions is different from the first set of questions, and the second question table corresponds to a second age range that is ascending or descending from the first age range; (d) calculating a second score of the second question table based on the external input answers of the second question table in step (c); (e) determining a developmental age of the child in the corresponding developmental aspect based on the second score calculated in step (d); and (f) repeating steps (a) to (e) until the developmental ages of the six developmental aspects are collected, thereby generating the assessment scale of the child's developmental age. In a preferred embodiment, each age range differs from the next age range by two months.

[0009] In some embodiments, in step (a) of the processor performing the action, the first age range covers the chronological age of the child.

[0010] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in step (c) of the action executed by the processor, when the first score calculated in step (b) is less than a standard score, the second age range corresponding to the second question table is decreased from the first age range.

[0011] Accordingly, in step (d) of the action, when the first score calculated in step (b) is less than the standard score, the action further includes (di) repeatedly generating at least one new question table by selecting a new set of questions different from the first set of questions and the second set of questions, until the calculated score of the new question table is greater than the standard score for the first time, wherein the new age interval corresponding to the new question table decreases from the previous age interval. Furthermore, in the action step (e) performed by the processor, the child's developmental age corresponding to the developmental aspect is determined based on the new age interval corresponding to the new question table. Specifically, if the child's developmental age is less than the child's chronological age, it is determined that the child is developmentally delayed (DD) in the corresponding developmental aspect.

[0012] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, in step (c) of the action executed by the processor, when the first score calculated in step (b) is less than a standard score, the second age range corresponding to the second question table is decreased from the first age range.

[0013] Accordingly, in step (d) of the processor executing the action, when the first score calculated in step (b) is greater than the standard score, the child's developmental age is determined based on the second score of the second question table in step (d), and the developmental age is equivalent to the second age range corresponding to the second question table in step (c).

[0014] According to certain embodiments, in step (e), if the second score calculated in step (d) is less than the standard score, it is determined that the child's developmental age is consistent with the child's chronological age. According to other embodiments, in step (e), if the second score calculated in step (d) is greater than the standard score, it is determined that the child's developmental age is greater than the child's chronological age.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor of the system of the present disclosure is configured to further perform an automatic detection operation of evaluating the reliability and validity of steps (a) to (e). In a specific embodiment, the automatic detection is performed by executing a deep learning algorithm.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first set of questions and the second set of questions each have no more than four questions.

[0017] Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method for determining and treating developmental delay (DD) in children by evaluating six developmental aspects. The method comprises: (a) providing six question banks corresponding to the six developmental aspects, wherein each question bank comprises a plurality of questions, and each of the plurality of questions corresponds to an age range of 0 to 72 months; (b) selecting a first group of questions corresponding to the same age range from any question bank in step (a) to generate a first question table corresponding to a first age range; (c) calculating a first score for the first question table based on the answers received from the first question table in step (b); (d) based on the first score calculated in step (c), selecting a second group of questions from the question bank selected in step (b) to generate a second question table, wherein the second group of questions is the same as the first group of questions. (e) calculating a second score of the second question list based on the answers received from the second question list in step (d); (f) determining a developmental age of the child in the corresponding developmental aspect based on the second score calculated in step (e); (g) repeating steps (b) to (f) until the developmental ages of the six developmental aspects are collected, thereby determining the degree of developmental delay of the child; and (h) providing the child with an early intervention to treat the developmental delay based on the degree of developmental delay determined in step (g).

[0018] In some embodiments, each age interval differs from the next age interval by two months.

[0019] In other specific embodiments, the first age range covers the chronological age of the child.

[0020] According to an implementation of the present disclosure, the number of questions in the first group of questions and the number of questions in the second group of questions are no more than four.

[0021] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, in step (d) of the method of the present disclosure, when the first score calculated in step (c) is less than a standard score, the second age range corresponding to the second question table is decreased from the first age range.

[0022] Accordingly, after step (e), the disclosed method further includes (ei) when the first score of step (c) is less than the standard score, repeatedly generating at least one new question table by selecting a new set of questions that are different from the first set of questions and the second set of questions, until the calculated score of the new question table is greater than the standard score for the first time, wherein the new age range corresponding to the new question table decreases from the previous age range.

[0023] Accordingly, in step (f) of the disclosed method, the developmental age of the child in the corresponding developmental aspect is determined based on the new age range corresponding to the new question table. In a preferred embodiment, if the developmental age of the child is less than the child's actual age, the child is determined to have developmental delay in the corresponding developmental aspect.

[0024] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first score calculated in step (c) is greater than a standard score, the second age range corresponding to the second question table is incremented from the first age range.

[0025] Accordingly, when the first score calculated in step (c) is greater than the standard score, step (f) of the method disclosed herein further includes (fi) determining the developmental age of the child based on the second score calculated in step (e), wherein the developmental age is equivalent to the second age range corresponding to the second question table in step (d).

[0026] According to a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, in step (fi), if the second score calculated in step (e) is less than the standard score, the developmental age of the child is determined to be consistent with the actual age of the child. Optionally or selectively, still in step (fi), if the second score calculated in step (e) is greater than the standard score, the developmental age of the child is determined to be greater than the actual age of the child.

[0027] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of early treatment in step (h) include speech therapy, occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), behavioral therapy, early childhood special education (ECSE), sensory integration therapy, psychotherapy, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), and combinations thereof.

[0028] In some optional or alternative embodiments of the present disclosure, the method of the present disclosure further comprises performing an automatic detection to evaluate the reliability and validity of steps (b) to (f). In some embodiments, the automatic detection is performed by executing a deep learning algorithm.

[0029] Through the above configuration, the system and method for generating a child development age assessment form and treating children with developmental delay can provide real-time and accurate child development information, thereby increasing the efficiency and accuracy of early treatment for children with developmental delay.

[0030] After referring to the following embodiments, a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can easily understand the basic spirit and other invention purposes of the present invention, as well as the technical means and implementation modes adopted by the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] To make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the accompanying drawings are described as follows:

[0032] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a system 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0033] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a method 20 implemented by the aforementioned system 10 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] According to conventional working methods, various elements and features in the figures are not drawn to scale, and the drawing method is to present the specific features and elements related to the present invention in the best way. In addition, in different drawings, the same or similar element symbols are used to refer to similar elements / components.

[0035] Description of Reference Numerals

[0036] 10 System

[0037] 110 User Interface

[0038] 120 storage units

[0039] 130 processors

[0040] 20 Methods

[0041] Steps S201-S206 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] In order to make the description of the present disclosure more detailed and complete, the following is an illustrative description of the implementation and specific embodiments of the present invention; however, this is not the only form of implementing or using the specific embodiments of the present invention. The implementation covers the features of multiple specific embodiments and the method steps and sequences used to construct and operate these specific embodiments. However, other specific embodiments can also be used to achieve the same or equivalent functions and step sequences.

[0043] 1. Definition

[0044] For the sake of convenience, specific terms described in this specification, embodiments and the appended claims are collectively described here. Unless otherwise defined herein, all technical and scientific terms herein have the same meaning as those commonly known to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.

[0045] As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0046] The terms "child", "young child" or "child" as used herein are used to refer to humans in the early stages of development, generally under the age of six. The term "child" as used in this disclosure is intended to include infants from birth to 12 months old, toddlers from 1 to 3 years old, preschoolers between 3 and 5 years old, and 6-year-old school-age children.

[0047] The term "age interval" in this disclosure refers to a specific time interval defined within a period of time. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the age interval is an equal time interval within the range of 0 to 72 months (i.e., under the age of six years old). For example, each time interval can be one month, two months, or three months, and each age interval does not overlap with its adjacent age interval. According to a specific embodiment, the age interval is two months.

[0048] The term "developmental domain" as used herein is intended to measure different aspects of various aspects of a child's physical and psychological growth and development. Exemplary developmental domains include physical, cognitive, language, and social-emotional domains. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the six developmental domains used in the present invention are specifically gross motor skill, fine motor skill, language comprehension, language expression, cognitive development, and social-emotional development.

[0049] As used herein, the term "developmental age" refers to the developmental age determined by the system of the present disclosure for a child who has undergone the developmental assessment process described in the present disclosure. The determination is based on the responses provided by the assessed child to questions reflecting the developmental stages exhibited by each of the six developmental dimensions. Depending on the assessment, the developmental age may or may not correspond to the child's actual biological age (i.e., chronological age).

[0050] As used herein, the term "developmental delay (DD)" encompasses not only clinically discernible signs or symptoms of developmental disorders, but also includes children who have not reached the expected developmental stage for their actual chronological age as assessed by the systems and / or methods of the present disclosure. Specifically, if the developmental age of a particular developmental aspect lags behind the child's chronological age after assessment by the methods and / or systems of the present disclosure, he / she will be determined to have developmental delay (DD).

[0051] In this document, the terms “treatment”, “therapy” and “treatment” are used interchangeably and include the partial or complete prevention, amelioration, alleviation and / or management of symptoms, secondary diseases or disorders associated with developmental delay in children. 2. Specific implementation methods

[0053] Clinically, the developmental status of children is assessed through six developmental dimensions, which include gross motor skills, fine motor skills, language comprehension, language expression, cognitive development, and social emotions. In order to improve the accuracy of the assessment results, the present disclosure aims to provide a comprehensive assessment system with self-assessment reliability and validity feedback capabilities, so as to enable timely monitoring and early intervention. The present disclosure also discloses a method for determining and treating children with developmental delay (DD) by means of the aforementioned system and method.

[0054] 2.1 Systems and methods for assessing children’s developmental age

[0055] One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a system and method for obtaining a child's developmental age. Figure 1 and Figure 2 .

[0056] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram depicting a system 10 for implementing the method 20 of the present disclosure, and Figure 2 Flow chart of method 20 executed by system 10 of the present invention. System 10 of the present invention comprises user interface 110, storage unit 120 and processor 130, wherein user interface 110 and storage unit 120 are respectively coupled to processor 130. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, user interface 110 is configured to accept an external input answer from a user. In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, user interface 110 may be a computer window, an online webpage or a mobile phone application. Storage unit 120 is configured to store six question banks corresponding to six developmental aspects, respectively, and each question bank includes a plurality of questions. Processor 130 is configured to execute instructions programmed in the processor 130, and generate an assessment scale for a child's developmental age with the aid of a plurality of questions from each question bank stored in storage unit 120.

[0057] In some embodiments, the storage unit 120 is configured to store a database consisting of a plurality of questionnaires. Examples of storage units 120 suitable for the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, hard drives, solid state drives, external hard drives, online storage, blockchain storage, etc. The processor 130 is a programming instruction to execute for assessing the developmental age of children, which will be described in detail in subsequent paragraphs. Preferably, the user interface 110, the storage unit 120, and the processor 130 are integrated into a hardware. Alternatively, the aforementioned elements can be independent devices located in different locations, connected to each other through network communications, such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, or a wireless network. According to some embodiments, the user interface 110 can be in the form of an online webpage or a mobile phone application, allowing external users (such as clinicians, parents, educators, and therapists) to interact with the system 10 and / or method 20 of the present invention.

[0058] refer to Figure 2 , which depicts a flow chart of a method 20 executed by the system 10 of the present invention, the method 20 is used to generate a rating scale for a child's developmental age by evaluating six developmental aspects. The method 20 comprises the following steps (refer to Figure 2 Component symbols S201 to S206 are shown,

[0059] S201: Selecting a first group of questions corresponding to the same age range from any question bank stored in the storage unit 120 to generate a first question table corresponding to the first age range;

[0060] S202: Calculating a first score of the first question table based on an external input answer of the first question table in step S201;

[0061] S203: Based on the first score calculated in step S202, a second set of questions is selected from the question bank selected in step S201 to generate a second question table, wherein the second set of questions is different from the first set of questions, and the second question table corresponds to a second age range that is ascending or descending from the first age range;

[0062] S204: Calculating a second score for the second question table based on the external input answers of the second question table in step S203;

[0063] S205: Determine the developmental age of the child in the corresponding developmental aspect based on the second score calculated in step S204; and

[0064] S206: Repeat steps S201 to S205 until the developmental ages of all six developmental aspects are collected, thereby generating a rating scale for the child's developmental age.

[0065] According to the implementation of the present disclosure, the six developmental aspects are gross motor, fine motor, language comprehension, language expression, cognitive development, and social emotion. Based on the professional knowledge and clinical experience in the relevant fields, multiple questions that can correspond to each developmental aspect are pre-created, and these questions are stored as a separate question bank in the storage unit 120 of the system 10 of the present invention.

[0066] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, each question stored in the storage unit 120 independently corresponds to an age range from 0 to 72 months, such as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 or 72 months. The age interval of the present disclosure is an interval of several months between 0 months and 72 months, such as an interval of one month, two months, three months, four months, five months, six months, eight months, ten months or twelve months. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the age interval is two months within 0 months to 72 months; preferably, each age interval differs from the next age interval by two months. In a specific embodiment, the age interval is from 0 to 2 months, from 2 to 4 months, from 4 to 6 months, from 6 to 8 months, from 8 to 10 months, from 10 to 12 months, from 12 to 14 months, from 14 to 16 months, from 16 to 18 months, from 18 to 20 months, from 20 to 22 months, from 22 to 24 months, from 24 to 26 months, from 26 to 28 months, from 28 to 30 months, from 30 to 32 months, from 32 to 34 months, from 34 to 36 months. , from 36 to 38 months of age, from 38 to 40 months of age, from 40 to 42 months of age, from 42 to 44 months of age, from 44 to 46 months of age, from 46 to 48 months of age, from 48 to 50 months of age, from 50 to 52 months of age, from 52 to 54 months of age, from 54 to 56 months of age, from 56 to 58 months of age, from 58 to 60 months of age, from 60 to 62 months of age, from 62 to 64 months of age, from 64 to 66 months of age, from 66 to 68 months of age, from 68 to 70 months of age and from 70 to 72 months of age.

[0067] Thus, in step S201, the first set of questions is selected from any question bank corresponding to any developmental aspect, and all selected questions correspond to the same age range between 0 and 72 months as mentioned above, thereby generating a first question table corresponding to the first age range. The first age range can be determined according to actual needs; in a specific embodiment, the first age range covers the actual age of the test child.

[0068] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a first list of questions is presented through the user interface 110 of the system 10, and external responses to the questions (i.e., answers entered by the user to the questions) are collected through the user interface 110. Then, the method 20 executed by the processor 130 will perform a calculation step, wherein a first score of the first list of questions is calculated based on the collected answers.

[0069] According to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, in step S202, the standard score for each set of questions can be predetermined based on the common knowledge and standards in the field. Thus, the first score calculated in step S202, whether weighted or not, is compared with the standard score, thereby generating a second question table based on the comparison result (step S203). In one embodiment, the second question table is prepared by selecting a second set of questions from the same question bank as step S201. Note that the second set of questions is different from the first set of questions, and the second age range corresponding to the second question table is also different from the first age range (step S203). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second age range is incremented or decremented from the first age range. In a specific embodiment, when the first score calculated in step S202 is less than the standard score, a second question table is generated and given to the user through the same user interface 110, and the second age range of the second question table is decremented from the aforementioned first age range (step S203). Optionally, when the first score calculated in step S202 is equal to and / or greater than the standard score, a second question table with a second age range increasing from the first age range is generated (step S203) and presented to the user through the user interface 110.

[0070] Similar to step S202, in step S204, the second question list is also presented through the user interface 110. The responses from the external input of the user are collected through the same user interface 110 and transmitted to the processor 130, so that the processor 130 can calculate the second score. After the second score is calculated, the developmental age of the child in the corresponding developmental aspect is determined (S205).

[0071] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first set of questions and the second set of questions selected to generate the first and second question tables may include the same or different number of questions (number of questions). Preferably, each set of questions contains no more than four questions; more preferably, no more than three questions. In a specific embodiment, the first set of questions and the second set of questions each contain four questions.

[0072] According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method and / or system of the present disclosure can determine the developmental age of each child being evaluated based on the comparison between the calculated score and the standard score by performing one of the two options described below.

[0073] (I) The first score is less than the standard score

[0074] When the first score calculated in step S202 is less than the standard score, a second question table is provided, and the second age interval of the second question table is decreasing from the first age interval. At this time, the second score of the second question table is verified, and a group of new questions different from the previously answered questions are selected from the same question bank to generate a new question table. Specifically, if the second score is still less than the standard score, the method of the present invention will continue to select a new group of questions (e.g., a third group of questions) from the same question bank as described in step S203 to generate another new group of question tables (e.g., a third question table). According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the criteria for selecting the third group of questions are the same as the criteria described in step S201 or S203, wherein the age interval of the third question table is more decreasing than the age interval of the second question table. If the third score is less than the standard score, the method of the present invention will continue to generate another new question table until the calculated score of any given question table is greater than the standard score for the first time. In other words, after repeating the step of selecting a question table with decreasing age intervals for many times, once the score of the selected question table is greater than the standard score, the question selection process is stopped. At this time, the age range corresponding to the selected question table is determined as the developmental age of the test children.

[0075] Under this procedure, a child is identified as developmentally delayed (DD) in the respective developmental dimension if his / her developmental age is younger than his / her chronological age.

[0076] (II) The first score is greater than or equal to the standard score

[0077] Alternatively, when the first score calculated in step S202 is greater than the standard score, the method of the present invention will continue to generate a second question table, and the second age interval of the second question table is incremented by the first age interval (that is, the second age interval is older than the first age interval) (step S203). After receiving the external input answer to the second question table and calculating the second score, the developmental age of the child is determined based on the comparison result between the second score and the standard score. In a specific embodiment, the second score of step S204 is less than the standard score, and the developmental age of the child is determined to be consistent with the actual age of the child. In another alternative embodiment, the second score calculated in step S204 is greater than the standard score, and the developmental age of the child can be determined to be older than the actual age of the child. Under this process, the developmental age of the child in one developmental aspect can be obtained.

[0078] The strategy outlined in option (I) or (II) is performed independently by sequentially answering questions selected from the six developmental aspects of the test child. By repeating steps S201 to S205, the developmental age of each developmental aspect is combined to generate a rating scale for the child's developmental age (step S206).

[0079] Additionally or optionally, the method of the present invention may further include performing an automatic evaluation of the reliability and validity of steps S201 to S205, so as to verify the credibility of the selected questions. The reliability and validity evaluation can be automatically performed according to actual needs and through tools and algorithms known in the art. In some specific embodiments, the automatic evaluation is performed by executing a machine learning algorithm. Examples of machine learning algorithms suitable for the system and method of the present invention include, but are not limited to, neural networks, deep learning, decision trees, random forests, logistic regression, support vector machines, principal component analysis, k-means clustering, and combinations thereof. In one specific embodiment, the automatic evaluation is performed through a support vector machine.

[0080] 2.2 Methods for measuring and treating developmental delay

[0081] The present disclosure is also intended to provide treatment for children who are diagnosed with developmental delay (DD). To this end, the above-mentioned methods and systems can be used to assist clinical personnel in making accurate judgments about the developmental age of children so that children diagnosed with developmental delay can receive timely treatment (e.g., by giving treatment). The present disclosure includes methods for determining and treating children under 72 months of age (or six years of age) with developmental delay.

[0082] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprises:

[0083] (a) providing six question banks corresponding to six developmental aspects respectively, wherein each question bank comprises a plurality of questions, and each of the plurality of questions independently corresponds to an age range of 0 to 72 months;

[0084] (b) selecting a first group of questions corresponding to the same age range from any question bank in step (a) to generate a first question table corresponding to the first age range;

[0085] (c) calculating a first score for the first question table based on the answers to the first question table received in step (b);

[0086] (d) based on the first score calculated in step (c), generating a second question table by selecting a second set of questions from the question bank selected in step (b), wherein the second set of questions is different from the first set of questions, and a second age range of the second question table is ascending or descending from the aforementioned first age range;

[0087] (e) calculating a second score for the second question table based on the answers received from the second question table in step (d);

[0088] (f) determining the developmental age of the child in the corresponding developmental aspect based on the second score calculated in step (e);

[0089] (g) repeating steps (b) through (f) until the developmental age for each developmental dimension has been collected to determine the extent of the child's developmental delay; and

[0090] (h) providing early intervention to treat the child's developmental delay based on the results of step (g).

[0091] The method of the present invention first provides six question banks corresponding to six developmental aspects, each question bank contains multiple questions, which are designed or created to verify the development of children. According to a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the six question banks are stored in the storage unit 120 of the system 10 of the present invention. Then, a first group of questions corresponding to the same age range is selected from one of the six question banks to generate a first question table corresponding to the first age range (step (a). Note that in a preferred embodiment, the first age range covers the actual age of the child. A second question table corresponding to another more appropriate age range is generated based on a first score calculated based on the answers entered by the test child to the first question table. Then, based on a second score calculated based on the answers to the second question table, the child's developmental age is finally determined through the process described in Section 2.1 of this article.

[0092] According to the implementation of the present disclosure, it is expected that the test of the test child's developmental delay can be comprehensively determined by repeating the aforementioned steps (b) to (f) to complete the test of the question list from the six question banks (note that each question bank corresponds to any one of the six developmental aspects). Specifically, the proportion of developmental delay in the six developmental aspects can be one sixth, two sixths, three sixths, four sixths, five sixths, or all aspects are developmentally delayed.

[0093] Once the child is assessed to have developmental delay in any developmental aspect, appropriate intervention should be initiated, and the degree of developmental delay of the child measured and determined by the inventive method can be used as a reference for determining which early treatment is applicable to the child. Examples of early treatment applicable to the inventive method (i.e., providing to children with developmental delay) include speech therapy, occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), behavioral therapy (behavioral therapy), early childhood special education (ECSE), sensory integration therapy (sensory integration therapy), psychotherapy (psychotherapy), auxiliary communication system (alternative and augmentative communication, AAC) and combinations thereof. Any clinical practitioner can select the treatment means applicable to the present disclosure method based on the specific disease of treatment, the severity of the disease, the physical condition of the individual patient (including age, physical condition and sex), the period of treatment, the disease type of combined treatment (if any)), specific environment and other similar factors, and cooperate with the common knowledge and professional knowledge of health practitioners. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, in step (h), if the child shows developmental delay in any developmental aspect, early treatment is required through any combination of the aforementioned treatments. For example, if a one- or two-year-old child is diagnosed with developmental delay in both gross motor skills and language expression among the six developmental aspects, physical therapy and speech therapy are combined for the child.

[0094] Through the aforementioned technical features, the disclosed method can provide accurate assessment and treatment for children's developmental delay, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of early treatment and early education for children with developmental delay.

[0095] Example

[0096] Example 1: Verification of the method of the present invention for generating a developmental rating scale

[0097] The purpose of this experiment is to verify the effectiveness and accuracy of the system and method of the present invention in performing development evaluation. Accordingly, statistical analysis is used to analyze the evaluation results across six development aspects and the entire system. The results are summarized in Tables 1 and 2.

[0098] Table 1 The results of the effectiveness of the system of the present invention in the development evaluation of six development aspects are verified

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[0100] Table 2 Verified performance results of the overall system of the present invention

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[0103] The results described in Tables 1 and 2 demonstrate that the system of the present invention exhibits high accuracy in assessing children's developmental stages, whether in a single developmental aspect or within the entire system.

[0104] By using the present invention and system, a child's developmental age can be automatically detected and identified, thereby improving the efficiency and accuracy of diagnosis and early treatment of developmental delays.

[0105] It should be understood that the foregoing description of the embodiments is given by way of example only, and various modifications may be made by those with ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. The above description, examples and experimental results provide a complete description of the structure and use of exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Although various specific embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the above embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Those with ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs may make various changes and modifications to the same without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be based on the definition of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A system for generating a rating scale for a child's developmental age by assessing six developmental dimensions, characterized in that: Include: A user interface configured to receive an input response from an external source; a storage unit configured to store six question banks corresponding to the six developmental aspects, wherein each question bank includes a plurality of questions, and each of the plurality of questions corresponds to an age range of 0 to 72 months; as well as A processor is communicatively connected to the user interface and the storage unit, and is configured to execute instructions programmed in the processor by performing the following actions: (a) selecting a first group of questions corresponding to the same age range from any of the question banks stored in the storage unit to generate a first question table corresponding to a first age range; (b) calculating a first score for the first question table based on the external input answers to the first question table in step (a); (c) based on the first score calculated in step (b), generating a second question table by selecting a second set of questions from the question bank selected in step (a), wherein the second set of questions is different from the first set of questions, and the second question table corresponds to a second age range that is incrementally increased or decreased from the first age range; (d) calculating a second score for the second question table based on the externally input answers to the second question table in step (c); (e) determining a developmental age of the child in the developmental aspect corresponding to the second score calculated in step (d); as well as (f) Repeating steps (a) to (e) until the developmental ages of the six developmental aspects are collected, thereby generating the rating scale of the child's developmental age.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that In step (c), When the first score calculated in step (b) is less than a standard score, the second age range corresponding to the second question table is decreased from the first age range; or When the first score calculated in step (b) is greater than the standard score, the second age range corresponding to the second question table is incremented from the first age range.

3. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that After step (d), further comprising: (di) When the first score of step (b) is less than the standard score, at least one new question table is repeatedly generated by selecting a new set of questions that is different from the first set of questions and the second set of questions, until the calculated score of the new question table is greater than the standard score for the first time, wherein the new age range corresponding to the new question table is decreased from the previous age range.

4. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that In step (e), the developmental age of the child corresponding to the developmental aspect is determined based on the new age range corresponding to the new topic table.

5. The system according to claim 4, characterized in that In step (e), if the developmental age of the child is less than the chronological age of the child, it is determined that the child is developmentally delayed in the corresponding developmental aspect.

6. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that In step (e), if the first score calculated in step (b) is greater than the standard score, the child's developmental age is determined based on the second score of the second question table in step (d), and the developmental age is equal to the second age range corresponding to the second question table in step (c).

7. The system according to claim 6, characterized in that In step (e), if the second score calculated in step (d) is less than the standard score, it is determined that the child's developmental age is consistent with the child's chronological age.

8. The system according to claim 6, characterized in that In step (e), if the second score calculated in step (d) is greater than the standard score, it is determined that the developmental age of the child is greater than the chronological age of the child.

9. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The processor is further configured to perform the following actions: performing an automatic detection to evaluate the reliability and validity of steps (a) to (e).

10. The system according to claim 9, characterized in that The automatic detection is performed by executing a deep learning algorithm.

11. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The first set of questions and the second set of questions each contain no more than four questions.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein: Each age range differs from the next by two months.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein: In step (a), the first age range covers the chronological age of the child.

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