Can Autism Be Detected In Babies? Researchers Get $9.5M To Find Out
June 18, 2019
By: Bailey Aldridge
Source: Disability Scoop
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is leading a research team looking to see if autism can be detected sooner.
The research team, co-led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was given a $9.5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to see if brain imaging can be used to detect a “high risk of autism” in infants, according to UNC Health Care.
Researchers want to eventually be able to detect autism before symptoms show.
They believe that being able to do so will allow treatment to begin at a younger age, which would help children with the disorder, UNC Health Care said.