A review of methods for classification and recognition of ASD using fMRI data

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a severe neuropsychiatric brain disorder that affects people’s social communication and daily routine. Considering the phenomenon of abnormal brain function in the early stage of ASD, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), an excellent technique that measures brain activity, provides effective data to study ASD. Therefore, based on fMRI data of ASD cases, this paper reviews the progress of machine learning methods and deep learning methods in ASD classification and recognition in the last three years and summarizes the different research results of fMRI data extracted from the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE). From the classification performance of classification and recognition of ASD by the two methods, comparing the important classification indicators such as accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, the current challenges and future development trends are reported, which can provide an essential reference for the early diagnosis of ASD cases.