A new study suggests that we should start screening children for autism at an earlier age
Dr. David Agus told"CBS This Morning" on Tuesday that early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is"paramount." He said that although autism is typically diagnosed at around age 3 or 4 in the U.S., catching it earlier could improve the effectiveness of certain therapies."So if you could diagnose it at age 14 months before the connections have been made, it's called plasticity, those connections through behavioral therapy can be stronger," Agus said.
"So we had thought that if you start to see delayed behavior in children at an early age, well, we're going to watch until age 2 and 3 to know if it's autism spectrum disorder. In this study, by age 14 months, by doing standardized testing they can actually with 84 percent accuracy diagnose autism," he said.
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