Here are some articles we found describing different ways AI can be used to help children with Autism.
https://www.analyticsindiamag.com/can-ai-help-children-with-autism-reach-their-full-potential/
http://news.mit.edu/2018/personalized-deep-learning-equips-robots-autism-therapy-0627
https://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-now-using-ai-to-predict-autism-in-infant-1795894695
Papers
Functional neuroimaging of high-risk 6-month-old infants predicts a diagnosis of autism at 24 months of age http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/9/393/eaag2882
Progress and roadblocks in the search for brain-based biomarkers of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder https://www.nature.com/articles/tp2017164