Brain Scan Could Simplify Autism Screening ????

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Brain Scan Could Simplify Autism Screening

Now I am confused (It doesn't take much) BUT, just a week or two ago there was

an article that said there was a blood test that could detect autism and earlier

this week another story about how characteristics can be spotted in the first

few months after birth. SO WHICH IS IT? 

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A 15-minute brain scan could be all that’s needed to diagnose autism, new

research indicates, potentially eliminating the need for time intensive

evaluations.

In a study of nearly 60 adults — some of whom were diagnosed with autism or

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and some of whom had no diagnosis —

researchers found that results from a brain scan could detect autism with 90

percent accuracy. And they say if the method is successful in adults, there’s

no reason to believe it wouldn’t be useful in children as well.

The findings are significant because diagnosing autism is currently a

complicated process relying on observation of behavior and accounts from parents

and others. By instead looking at pictures of the brain’s gray matter taken

from an MRI scan, the researchers were able to pinpoint biological markers of

autism rather than rely on personality traits.

“The value of this rapid and accurate tool to diagnose ASD is immense,†said

Dr. Ecker of King’s College London who led the study, which was

published Tuesday in the Journal of Neuroscience. “It could help to alleviate

the need for the emotional, time consuming and expensive diagnosis process which

ASD patients and families currently have to endure. We now look forward to

testing if our methods can also help children.â€

 

 

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