From: NPR
Test Flags Babies With Autism, But Also Feeds False Alarms
April 29, 2011
NPR:
Pediatricians can use a five-minute questionnaire to identify many 1-year-olds with autism, according to a new study in Journal of Pediatrics.
But the screening test also flags a whole lot of babies who aren’t autistic.
Even so, the result provides “an exciting proof of concept,” says Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, in a statement. NIMH helped pay for the study.
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A lot of parents who have youngsters with autism spectrum disorders are familiar with Applied Behavior Analysis therapy. ABA therapy involves the use of repetitive commands and reinforcements along with other specially developed teaching techniques in order to aid facilitate functional development in young children with an ASD.
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