Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Signs of Autism at 1 Month

Researchers have come up with a way to tell if a baby shows autism signs as early as the first month.  They took a group of 110 babies and followed their progress from birth to age 3.  59 of the babies were classified as having a high risk of autism and 51 were classified with a lower risk of autism to further relationships of it in the family.  The researchers showed the baby a video at months 2, 3, 4 ,5, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 24 of actresses playing caregivers.  They kept track of the motion of the babies’ eyes and if the baby lost focus easier it showed sign of autism.  http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/06/study-signs-of-autism-may-show-up-as-early-as-first-month/?hpt=he_c2

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