by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Credit: PLOS ONE (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300274 A combined team of psychologists from the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Scientific Institute, IRCCS E. Medea, Child Psychopathology Unit, both in Italy, has discovered what might be a marker for autism that could diagnose a child as young as 6 months. In...
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Toddlers’ attention to ‘motherese’ speech may be used to diagnose autism
by University of California – San Diego Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We all do it: that high-pitched, sing-songy voice that spills out of your mouth whenever a baby is around. Caregivers have long used this playful, emotional, exaggerated form of speech—called “motherese”—to capture their children’s attention. Now, scientists may be able to use it to...
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Scientists develop simple questionnaire that can diagnose autism with up to 95% accuracy
By MEIKE LEONARD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 07:33 EST, 11 January 2023 | UPDATED: 07:41 EST, 11 January 2023 A simple online survey can diagnose autism with up to 95 percent accuracy, a study suggests. Researchers have developed a 39-item questionnaire to help parents navigate a notoriously tricky diagnosis process. It is the latest promising development in autism screening, coming just days...
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The simple optical illusion that could help to diagnose autism in seconds
The method involves using an optical illusion with two layers of colored dots People with autism interpret the two layers of black and white dots differently Those who the dots as two separate sheets have a more detail-orientated view This is typical of people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) People who see a three-dimensional...