Early Signs Of Autism Might Appear In Infants
- On April 21, 2025, HealthDay News reported a new study on early signs of autism.
- Researchers aimed to identify babies for early intervention and improve pediatric assessments.
- The study involved parents of 332 babies answering questions about temperament at 9 months.
- Stephen Sheinkopf stated, "What we found was the infants at 9 months who were reported to be fussier had a harder time adapting..."
- Researchers warned that it remains uncertain if early signs lead to a formal autism diagnosis later.
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Early Signs Of Autism Might Appear In Infants
A new study reveals fussiness, sleeplessness and unresponsiveness in infants at 9 months could indicate #autism signs by 12 months. #publichealth #news
Certain behavior may signal autism risk in the first year of life
Autism is typically diagnosed in children ages 3 to 5 years old, but researchers are exploring whether signs of autism could be detected as early as the first year of life. In the first report from their longitudinal study, researchers Erin Andres and Stephen Sheinkopf of the University of Missouri’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment found that behavior at 9 months old can indicate the likelihood that a 1 year old will be at risk f…
Autism Prevalence in U.S. Rises to 1 in 31, CDC Report Reveals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects 1 in 31 children born in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network survey. This marks a significant increase from the previous estimate of 1 in 36, reported just two years ago, and reflects a nearly fivefold rise compared to the 1 in 150 prevalence recorded when the ADDM survey began…
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