Predicting atypical growth in infants at excessive threat for autism?
New analysis from the Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology at Columbia College Medical Middle (CUMC) identifies a possible biomarker that predicts atypical growth in 1- to 2-month-old infants at excessive versus low familial threat for growing autism spectrum problems (ASD). The seek for neurobiological markers that precede atypical trajectories is necessary in infants with a excessive threat for growing autism-related problems as a result of early recognition permits for early intervention and mitigation of difficulties later in life. Utilizing information from Nationwide Database for Autism Analysis (NDAR), lead creator Kristina Denisova, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at CUMC and Fellow on the Sackler Institute, studied 71 excessive and low threat infants who underwent two purposeful Magnetic Resonance imaging mind scans both at 1-2 months or at 9-10 months: one throughout a resting interval of sleep and a second whereas native language was introduced to t...