Thursday, December 9, 2010

Targeted intervention improves social skills in toddlers with autism

Targeted intervention improves social skills in toddlers with autism: "In a new study, researchers found that targeting the core social deficits of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in early intervention programs yielded sustained improvements in social and communication skills even in very young children who have ASD.
Although some research suggests that ASD may be reliably diagnosed earlier than the current average age of 3 years, few interventions have been tested in children younger than 3."

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