Early Neural Activity Associated with Autism – HealthNewsDigest.com

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Philadelphia, – Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is rarely diagnosed until symptoms arise, often well into childhood. Evidence however, is mounting that developmental abnormalities likely emerge in the brain long before then: early identification of babies at risk for ASD could allow for interventions that would improve their developmental outcomes.
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have found evidence of signature brain activity in infants that pr…

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