Therapy for babies showing early signs of autism reduces the chance of clinical diagnosis at age 3

  • Written by: Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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A therapy for infants showing early signs of autism reduces the chance of the child meeting diagnostic criteria for autism at three years of age. That’s according to our new research, published today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

Therapy for children with autism often begins after receiving a diagnosis, which usually...

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