Can combining existing behavioral tools improve identification of infants at elevated likelihood of autism in the first year of life?

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Lay abstract

Many families have concerns about their infants' development in the first year of life. Current screeners cannot tell whether these differences might be related to autism, developmental delays, or likely to resolve on their own. As a result, many families are told to "wait and see." In this study, we looked at whether combining multiple behavior measures can improve prediction of outcomes in toddlerhood. This could help to provide families with more information about the significance of early behavioral differences. We assessed 256 infants with an older autistic sibling at 6, 9, and 12 months. We created three markers of behavioral differences at these ages. We looked at whether infants who had two or more markers were more likely to be on the autism spectrum or have o

SUBMITTER: Talbott MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816472 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature