Predicting Autism Risk in Infancy

By definition, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) emerges during early childhood. However, despite longstanding recommendations for earlier identification and intervention, there has been relatively slow progress in lowering the average age of diagnosis and enrollment in treatment for affected children. This has been due to several factors, including the inadequacy of behavioral risk markers and clinical practice entailing a “wait to see” or “wait to fail” approach to identification. Converging evidence now suggests that brain changes precede changes in behavior in children with ASD.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: In Context Source Type: research