Brain Imaging Could Detect Autism Risk in Infants as Young as 6 Months

Author: Alice Park

Title of article : Brain Imaging Could Detect Autism Risk in Infants as Young as 6 Months

Publication : TIME

Date of article : Feburary 17. 2012

Short Summary :

Scientists announced that could find out Autism risk in infants as young as 6 months. In the study, the researchers looked at the brains of 92 infants, when they were 6 months, 1 year and 2 years old. All of the children had a sibling with autism. The study shows that chidren who were eventually were more likely to show thicker, denser nerve – fiber readings at 6 months, compared with normally developing children. The findings suggest that early on, there is something different going on in children who develop ASD’s.

Issues that you can fine

1.     Do you know autism?

2.     What’s causing the brain differences? According to article, researchers said that the reason why is genetic. Do you aree or disagree?

3.     Can autism treatable?

Your opinion

            Autism is known that why this happen is occurred. But according to study we get a possibility treatable method. It is very big issue! Furthermore, we may know cause of autism in the brain as much as young infants’! If we have a solution it read of many benefits.