Detect Autism Early
The diagnosis of autism is rarely made before the age of 3. However, there are signs that children that children often give to their parents and/or caregivers before that…often as early as 14 months that can be used to detect autism. Since early detection is the best synopsis for these children all parents and pediatricians should be educated on the warning signs.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge states that there are 3 signs:
Three hallmark behaviors were the focus of their investigation:
1. Protodeclarative pointing — by fourteen months of age a normal infant will point at an object in order to get another person to look at that object
2. Gaze-monitoring — by fourteen months an infant will often turn to look in the same direction an adult is looking
3. Pretend play — by fourteen
months children will begin to play using object substitution,e.g. pretending to make tea and drink it out of a toy cup.
Others say that if a child can not respond to his/her name by their first birthday then more detailed tests are needed. In fact, at least two-thirds of children who failed the test had developmental delays by their
What does early detection mean? It means that the 1 out of every 150 American children who have Autism have a better chance of getting early services as well as help the brain when it is still malleable.
Researchers at the M.I.N.D. Institute at the University of California in Davis believe, if they can catch it early, they can change the way a child’s brain develops. They have started testing their theory in toddlers like Christian Heavin.
But, does it work for everyone?
Dr. Sally Rogers, a pioneer in Autism, acknowledges, “No, you sure can’t. There’s a huge range of severity in autism. There’s a huge range of reactions to treatments.”
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May 22nd, 2007 at 7:49 am
[...] The Discussing Autism site discussed some of the recent research about early detection: Others say that if a child can not respond to his/her name by their first birthday then more detailed tests are needed. In fact, at least two-thirds of children who failed the test had developmental delays by their second birthday. [...]