Perri Klass, MD, writes in the New York Times’ (4/22, Klass) “The Checkup” blog that “researchers looking to find a biomarker that may help with the early diagnosis of autism have seized on the question of how young children react to hearing their names called.” Geraldine Dawson, the director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, “was the corresponding author on a study in April in the journal Autism which used computer vision analysis to look at the reactions of toddlers from 16 to 31 months old, in response to hearing their names called.” Toddlers “with autism spectrum disorder took significantly longer to look away from a video and orient toward the person who had called.” Klass adds that “‘the signs and symptoms [of autism] for most children are there between 12 and 24 months,’ said Dr. Paul S. Carbone…a co-author of ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know,’ published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.”
Related Links:
— “The Search for a Biomarker for Early Autism Diagnosis, “Perri Klass, M.D., The New York Times, April 22, 2019