Infant Detection Could be Key in Reversing Autism Symptoms | FOX40

Infant Detection Could be Key in Reversing Autism Symptoms | FOX40: In many cases autism is not diagnosed in a child until they are somewhere between the ages of three or four years old.

Intervention treatment is always an option regardless of age at diagnosis, but new research by the UC Davis Mind Institute in Sacramento is showing evidence that infant detection and intervention might be a key to reversing autism symptoms.

Researchers break new ground in understanding what causes autism

Researchers break new ground in understanding what causes autism: In a collaboration involving 13 institutions around the world, researchers have broken new ground in understanding what causes autism. The results are being published in Cell magazine July 3, 2014: "Disruptive CHD8 Mutations Define a Subtype of Autism in Early Development."

Kids With Autism See Big Gains With Tablets - Disability Scoop

Kids With Autism See Big Gains With Tablets - Disability Scoop: Even with intervention, many children with autism continue to struggle with communication, but new research suggests that using iPads and other tablets can help maximize language skills.
In a study of 61 kids with autism ages 5 to 8, researchers found that those given access to a tablet with a speech-generating app during therapy were able to make “significant and rapid gains” in their use of language, far exceeding the progress of children who participated in treatment sessions alone.
All of the children in the study were minimally verbal and participated in two to three hours of therapy each week for six months that focused on improving language, play skills and social gesturing like pointing.