A photograph of your eye could reveal autism or ADHD. A 17-year-old built the AI that does it. Edward Kang was just looking for a school science project. A research paper on retinal clues for autism changed everything. He taught himself machine learning and built RetinaMind. Here's why it works: your retina is part of your nervous system. During fetal development, it grows from the same tissue as the brain. So brain development shifts can quietly appear in the retina, invisible to humans, detectable by AI. After training on thousands of images, RetinaMind hit around 89% accuracy distinguishing autism, ADHD, and neurotypical development. It's not a diagnostic tool. Kang's goal is simpler, flag which children should be evaluated sooner. Earlier answers mean earlier support. The project won second place at one of America's biggest science competitions. Save this. Share this. #AIforHealth #ScienceInnovation #anik #ainews #aiupdates