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Study Finds New Early Indicator of Autism
, 09 02nd, 2010
Autism often develops early in children, but the trouble is that it is difficult to detect. Until children begin to communicate and interact with people and their environment, finding early indicators of the disorder is largely a guessing game. But new autism research from the Kennedy Krieger Institute shows that an infant’s gaze could be one of the earliest indicators of autism.
According to the study, infrequent or erratic staring is an indication that an infant is at a higher risk of autism. During the study, the researchers also tested for cause and effect learning skills, which they found to be consistent between both high- and low-risk infants. The study was conducted using 25 infants who have siblings with autism and 25 who have no family history of the disorder. A child is considered “high-risk” for the disorder if they have at least one sibling with autism, as they are 25 times more likely to develop it themselves.
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