Posted on 12/28/21
| News Source: i24
In 89 percent of the infants surveyed, symptoms could be observed from the age of four to six months
Findings from two recently published studies showed that symptoms associated with autism are identifiable as early as the first year of life.
The studies further portrayed that early detection allows for therapeutic intervention from as early as the beginning of the second year of life.
Conducted by Dr. Hanna A. Alonim from the Mifne Center for Early Intervention in the Treatment of Autism in central Israel, the studies were published in the International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care (IJPNC).
Autism refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication.
The first study focused on the early detection of autism while the second study compared the impact of therapies beginning at two different stages in life.