"The symptoms of autism may not be obvious until a child is a toddler, but the disorder itself appears to begin well before birth." So begins an article found on NPR this morning about a study that looked at brain tissue taken from children with autism who had died. The tissue had "patches of disorganization in the cortex" that did not show up in brain tissue taken from children without autism.
Want to read the entire article? Please visit: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/03/26/294446735/brain-changes-suggest-autism-starts-in-the-womb
Showing posts with label early detection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label early detection. Show all posts
27 March 2014
07 November 2013
New study may indicate very early detection of autism
According to a report from CNN, a new study suggests that signs of autism could possibly be detected as early as one month after birth. In the study, infants were shown videos of an actress playing a caregiver. The infants' eye movements were tracked to see when and how long eye contact was established with the woman on the video.
To read the report from CNN, please visit: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/06/study-signs-of-autism-may-show-up-as-early-as-first-month/?sr=fb110613autismsigns7p
To read the report from CNN, please visit: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/06/study-signs-of-autism-may-show-up-as-early-as-first-month/?sr=fb110613autismsigns7p
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