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ICCK Transactions on Machine Intelligence, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2025: 90-102

Free to Read | Research Article | 21 September 2025
Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Autism Detection via Gut Microbiome Analysis
1 Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Punjab, Mohali 140306, India
2 School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India
3 School of Computing, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 248002, India
* Corresponding Author: Shubhani Aggarwal, [email protected]
Received: 26 June 2025, Accepted: 30 July 2025, Published: 21 September 2025  
Abstract
The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis and detection in its initial stages is a more complex issue in the face of the wide-ranging, diverse nature and causes. Subsequent literature inclined towards a possible correlation of gut microbiome with ASD, and its disclosure presents a more promising attribute for imminent discovery conduits. The dataset on gut microbiome associated with ASD focuses specifically on the microbial compositions obtained through 16S rRNA sequencing. This study presents a novel method that integrates Artificial Intelligence employing various Machine Learning (ML) robust classifiers such that Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forest, k-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Logistic Regression, and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), additionally PCA and k-means clustering is implemented for feature extraction to reveal important hidden patterns of ASD associated microbiomes from microbiome profiles. By integrating these model classifiers, the ensemble technique was developed to harness the strengths of each model, which enhances the dependability of the gut microbiome and offers a novel approach. The ensemble method suggested has an accuracy of 98.75%, a precision of 95.11%, a recall of 96.47% and an F1 score of 98.28% in the early determination of autism. The observational feature of this multifaceted approach not only enhances accuracy and precision but also provides a more complete picture of the role of autism spectrum disorders and eventually leads to the development of interventions and personalised approaches to these problems.

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Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Autism Detection via Gut Microbiome Analysis

Keywords
autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
gut microbiome
artificial intelligence
machine learning
ensemble approach

Data Availability Statement
Data will be made available on request.

Funding
This work was supported without any funding.

Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate
Not applicable.

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Singh, S., Aggarwal, S., Singh, A., & Sharma, A. (2025). Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Autism Detection via Gut Microbiome Analysis. ICCK Transactions on Machine Intelligence, 1(2), 90–102. https://doi.org/10.62762/TMI.2025.682666

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