Early Diagnosis?
On Myomancy we have covered autism diagnosis at twelve months and six months. Now we have autism diagnosis in the womb.
DIAGNOSING AUTISM FROM THE WOMB? A new study from researchers at the Yale School of Medicine offers a provocative idea: Doctors may be able to predict autism in a baby by testing the placenta at birth. Researchers tested the placentas of 13 children with autism and compared them with placentas from healthy children. They found a microscopic abnormality that was three times as common in children with autism, suggesting a possible way to test for an increased likelihood of autism in new babies. However, such a test remains hypothetical at this point. Next, researchers plan to do a larger study to see whether their results are confirmed in a bigger sample of children. These results were published this week in Biological Psychiatry.
I’ve been unable to track down the actual research so please apply the usual pinch of salt to this story
Diagnosing Autism From the Womb?
Find Out More:
Books:
- Right from the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism : A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Topics in Autism)
- Siblings of Children With Autism: A Guide for Families (Topics in Autism)
- Siblings of Children With Autism: A Guide for Familes (Topics in Autism)
- Teaching Conversation to Children With Autism: Scripts And Script Fading (Topics in Autism) (Topics in Autism)
- Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate and Think with the DIR Floortime Approach
June 28th, 2006
Autism, Autism Tests & Diagnosis
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