The first signs of autism may be visible as early as the first month of a child’s life, according to a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature.
“These are the earliest signs of autism ever observed,” says lead study author Warren Jones.
Researchers at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta followed 110 children from birth to age 3, at which point a diagnosis of autism was ascertained. Fifty-nine babies were considered “high risk” for developing an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) because they had siblings with autism; 51 were considered “low risk” because they did not have first, second or third-degree relatives with ASD.
Source: CNN
