Retraction note: Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP (Scientific Reports, (2025), 15, 1, (40850), 10.1038/s41598-025-24662-9)

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Retraction of: Scientific Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-24662-9, published online 19 November 2025 The Editors have retracted this Article. After publication, concerns have been raised about the content of Fig. 1 as well as description of the methodology in the paper. Post-publication investigation confirmed that the paper does not contain an adequate description of the framework it proposes, uses an AI-generated figure containing nonsense to demonstrate the framework, and does not include code underlying the model developed. Additionally, the study claims to have used the dataset from Ref 24. for training of the model, but Ref 24 does not include such data within the paper, nor does it signpost the dataset. The study also claims to have used another dataset for validation, but this dataset is also not identified or signposted. The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity or conclusions of this Article. Shimei Jiang agrees with the retraction and its wording.