Simple "head lag" test may help diagnose autism, research suggests

Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore looked at delays in motor development, as opposed to behavioral or communication delays as is typical

Head Lag May Be Sign of Autism

Weak head and neck control in babies may be a sign of Autism Spectrum disorders and other developmental delays, new research exclusive to ABC News revealed. A simple "pull-to-sit" test for babies may help in early detection of delays, according to the findings from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.

Progress Being Made In Autism Research

Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Out of four million children born each year in the United States, 400,000 to 600,000 are born with neurodevelopmental disorders - including autism. With this alarming rate, there has been an increase in the amount of research done to examine the disorder. Recent studies by a number of institutions have made progress in understanding autism as an illness. To begin ...

Children with autism bullied three times more frequently than unaffected siblings

BALTIMORE, USA: The Interactive Autism Network (IAN), www.ianproject.org - the nation’s largest online autism research initiative and a project of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore - reports preliminary results on March 26 of the first national survey to examine the impact of bullying on children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The results show that 63 per cent of children with ...

New Autism Test Is As Easy As Picking Up Your Baby

Doctors are now saying there is a simple, new way to test 6 month olds for autism and other growth delays. A study by the Kennedy Krieger Institute found children with a high risk for autism also had weak head and neck control. A majority of the children who fit both of these descriptions were later diagnosed with autism and other social delays. Though these studies are preliminary, these ...