Causes

New Study Says It’s Possible to Spot Asperger’s Syndrome in Infants

By on July 27, 2004

ABC News reports
Authors of a new study on Asperger's syndrome say a "tilt test" can show whether a baby might be at risk. Most babies will keep their head upright when being tilted, instead of keeping it aligned with the body.


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Clue to autism revealed

By on July 16, 2004

The Davis Enterprise reports
Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have found that the areas of the brain responsible for emotion and memory are abnormally large in boys with autism.

"Our data is consistent with an emerging view in autism that at least in some children with autism, parts of the brain are too big, too early," said David Amaral, research director at the MIND Institute and principal investigator on the study.