🧠 Speech Therapy for Autistic Children using AI

A Final Year Project designed to assist autistic children (ages 4–10) in developing and improving their speech capabilities through an engaging AI-powered web application.

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💡 Project Overview

Speech Therapy for Autistic Children using AI is an intelligent web-based platform that helps children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) practice and improve their speech. The application is structured around multiple levels of increasing difficulty — from basic words to complex sentences — with real-time feedback, speech recognition, and personalized progress tracking.

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🧩 Features

• 🎙️ Real-Time Speech Recognition using Web Speech API.
• 🧠 Phonetic Similarity Evaluation to assess pronunciation accuracy.
• 🧾 Level-Based Learning System:
  • Beginner
  • Medium
  • Intermediate
  • Expert
  • Proficient
• 🔁 Dynamic Sentence Generation at the Proficient Level.
• 🔐 Google Authentication via Firebase.
• 📊 User Progress Tracking stored in Firebase Realtime Database.
• 🎨 Kid-Friendly UI for maximum engagement and retention.

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🔧 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js (TypeScript), Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Firebase Realtime Database
• Authentication: Firebase Auth (Google Sign-In)
• Speech Recognition: Web Speech API
• Phonetic Matching: Custom similarity algorithm

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🛠️ Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/speech-therapy-ai.git
cd speech-therapy-ai