Discover “My Mood Scan,” a Free autism emotion recognition app Empowering Neurodivergent Users on their Emotional Journey.
Recently, on March 14, 2025, at 11:20 PM, we received spontaneous positive feedback from a neurodivergent user who expressed significant appreciation for our web autism emotion recognition app, My Mood Scan. This user shared how the app has helped them better understand their own emotions and those of others. Experiences like this underline our mission at MorphCast—to create accessible technology that genuinely improves emotional awareness and social interactions, especially for people on the autism spectrum.
What is My Mood Scan, and how does it help autistic individuals?
My Mood Scan is a free, browser-based app powered by MorphCast’s innovative Emotion AI. It analyzes facial expressions directly within the user’s browser, enabling individuals—particularly those on the autism spectrum—to easily recognize and interpret emotional cues. By offering immediate visual feedback, users gain insights into their emotional states, enhancing their emotional intelligence and confidence in social situations.
Understanding and recognizing emotions can be particularly challenging for individuals on the autism spectrum. According to Autism Speaks, training in emotional recognition can significantly enhance social interactions and communication. Moreover, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) highlights the importance of tools and strategies that help autistic individuals manage emotions effectively—exactly what MorphCast’s My Mood Scan aims to achieve.
Has My Mood Scan positively impacted real users on the autism spectrum?
Absolutely. In a spontaneous feedback sent on March 14, 2025, at 11:20 PM, a neurodivergent user described their experience:
“Not sure how I found your website. But I’ve been using it since June to understand my emotions and other people’s emotions. Fyi, I am on the spectrum, it’s really helpful.. I’m on a journey of discovery and I’m progressively less emotionally blind, partly due to your website. When I first started, I didn’t know my emotions, at all. I knew good and bad. Or I’ve repressed them. Now it’s ok. ”
Feedback like this confirms that our technology makes a meaningful difference, especially for those who find emotional recognition challenging.
How can I use My Mood Scan on my smartphone?
Using My Mood Scan on your smartphone is simple—no separate app installation is needed. Follow these easy steps:
- Open the My Mood Scan website on your phone’s browser.
- Tap the browser menu.
- Select “Install” or “Add to Home Screen”. The exact wording depends on your device and operating system (Android or iOS).
If you encounter difficulties or cannot find these options, please let us know your phone model and operating system, and we will gladly provide specific guidance.
Is My Mood Scan completely free, and why?
Yes, My Mood Scan is completely free—no hidden costs, subscriptions, or advertisements. At MorphCast, we openly offer this autism emotion recognition app to ensure everyone, especially neurodivergent individuals who can significantly benefit from it, has unrestricted access to powerful emotional support tools. Our primary goal is to gather feedback to continuously improve our technology and help an even broader audience.
How does My Mood Scan, autism emotion recognition app, ensure user privacy?
Your privacy is fundamental to us. My Mood Scan operates entirely within your device’s browser, processing facial expressions locally without ever transmitting or storing your facial images or biometric data externally. This ensures your emotional data remains strictly private and secure. Nobody other than you receives or can see the emotions tracked by My Mood Scan—not even us, even if we wanted to—because the software is specifically designed to guarantee maximum privacy. By collecting no personal data, the app remains outside the scope of GDPR, CCPA and other privacy laws. However, we still provide a link to our privacy policy within the app, clearly explaining how it operates and why it is safe.
Beyond Basic Emotions: A Science-Driven Approach to Emotion AI
Our Emotion AI goes beyond simply detecting the six basic emotions from Ekman’s model. Instead, we leverage an advanced framework based on Russell’s circumplex model of affect, refined and expanded through numerous university research papers. This approach allows us to identify 98 distinct affective states, offering a far more nuanced and scientifically grounded understanding of human emotions. By continuously integrating the latest academic findings, we ensure our technology remains at the forefront of responsibility, transparency, and accuracy, as detailed in our responsibility statement.
Try My Mood Scan today—it’s not just an autism emotion recognition app, it’s fun too!
We invite you to experience My Mood Scan for yourself. If it positively impacts you or someone you care about, let us know. Your feedback helps us improve and extend our reach, empowering more users every day.
Emotion AI in Autism: Potential Benefits and Regulatory Challenges
In the context of autism, Emotion AI technologies can be used to enhance communication and cognitive skills, providing a personalized and effective approach to therapy.
However, the EU AI Act classifies emotion recognition systems as high-risk and, in some cases, even unacceptable due to their lack of reliable performance across different cultures, genders, and individuals.
Therefore, the use of emotion recognition in the field of autism must be carefully assessed in light of existing regulations, balancing the potential therapeutic benefits with the ethical and legal concerns raised by the EU AI Act.
A complete description of how our Emotion AI works and the scientific foundation behind it can be found in our white paper: Beyond the Algorithm: Building Trustworthy Emotion AI at MorphCast.
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