New York, Sep 6 (Ians) Tracking eye movements in toddlers can help gauge the risk of autism years before symptoms appear and diagnosis is made, accelerating treatment, according to two studies.
Results of clinical studies published simultaneously in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Jama) and in Jama Network Open demonstrate that measuring children’s looking behaviour predicts expert clinical diagnosis of autism in about 1,500 children between ages 16 to 30 months tested with a high degree of accuracy.
Researchers from Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, US, have also developed a technology to reliably measure how children with autism look at and learn from their surrounding social environment.
In addition, the technology measures each child’s individual levels of social disability, verbal ability and non-verbal learning ability, which is critical information for clinicians when developing personalised treatment plans to help each child make the greatest gains.
Results of clinical studies published simultaneously in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Jama) and in Jama Network Open demonstrate that measuring children’s looking behaviour predicts expert clinical diagnosis of autism in about 1,500 children between ages 16 to 30 months tested with a high degree of accuracy.
Researchers from Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, US, have also developed a technology to reliably measure how children with autism look at and learn from their surrounding social environment.
In addition, the technology measures each child’s individual levels of social disability, verbal ability and non-verbal learning ability, which is critical information for clinicians when developing personalised treatment plans to help each child make the greatest gains.
- 9/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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