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Feasibility and Acceptability of AI-Powered Tools for Early Autism Screening in Egypt: Semistructured Focus Group Study

Pratheepan Yogarajah; Ammal M Metwally; Priyanka Chaurasia; Ghada A Elshaarawy; Shereen M El Khateeb; Engy A Ashaat; Amal Elsaeid; Nahed A Elghareeb; Amira S ElRifay; Alicia Stone; FernandezHerrero Jorge; Jingying Wang

Originally published 2026-04-07 · Journal of Medical Internet Research
JMIR Publications Inc. · DOI 10.2196/82564 ↗

RespectQualitative parent and professional focus-group studyCC BY 4.0
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AI / system type

AI screening concepts / parent–professional perspectives

Direct parenting evidence

Directly addresses parents or caregiving, including parent studies, syntheses and audits of parenting advice.

The AI connection

Examines perceived ethical and practical conditions for AI-powered early autism screening tools.

Why this reading matters

Provides substantive family input from an underserved context and specifies safeguards before implementation.

Editorial reading guide · Respect

What would make an AI screening tool acceptable and fair for families in different communities?

The study connects respectful AI adoption with local culture, consent, privacy and equitable access rather than assuming a tool can simply be transferred between settings.

Study context

Twenty-one parents and 28 professionals from urban and rural Egyptian settings

Age / stage: Children being considered for early autism screening; ages vary

Read with three questions

  1. Which adoption conditions did parents and professionals identify?
  2. How did cultural fit and human oversight feature in the discussions?
  3. What screening accuracy or implementation outcomes were not tested?

Keep the limits in view

The context-bound focus groups were not representative or powered for urban–rural comparisons. Findings concern acceptability and anticipated implementation, not diagnostic validity or demonstrated family benefit.

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Pratheepan Yogarajah; Ammal M Metwally; Priyanka Chaurasia; Ghada A Elshaarawy; Shereen M El Khateeb; Engy A Ashaat; Amal Elsaeid; Nahed A Elghareeb; Amira S ElRifay; Alicia Stone; FernandezHerrero Jorge; Jingying Wang (2026). Feasibility and Acceptability of AI-Powered Tools for Early Autism Screening in Egypt: Semistructured Focus Group Study Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/82564

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