Children who respond poorly when naming may be autistic

If your baby is 1 year old and doesn't react when called by others, there may be a high risk of autism, a new study says.

Early identification means early intervention and better results, the authors of the two studies said.

Autism disorders seem more common than we thought. The US Centers for Disease Control and Management recently announced that one in 150 children aged 8 years in the US shows this disorder. That number is higher than previous estimates.

People with autism are very difficult to socialize, lack language skills and often exhibit repetitive behaviors. However, the disease is often not detected until the age of 3-4 years old, although half of parents whose children have this disease recognize problems in their development from before they were 1.

Recent findings may help diagnose earlier. In the first study, the science group at the MIND Institute, Davis University, California, found that babies who are one year old and still unresponsive when called are more likely to have autism or disorders. other at the time of 2.

The second study at Vanderbilt University in Nashville (USA) found that siblings of autistic children scored low when testing social and communication skills compared to siblings of normal children.

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