Watching for early signs of autism in babies
<p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="autism">autism</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repetitive">repetitive</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="abnormally">abnormally</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="autism">autism</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="name">name</span>, "<span word="autism">autism</span> <span word="spectrum">spectrum</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span>." <span word="The">The</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diagnostic">Diagnostic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Statistical">Statistical</span> <span word="Manual">Manual</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mental">Mental</span> <span word="Disorders">Disorders</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> "<span word="spectrum">spectrum</span>" <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developmental">developmental</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span>, <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="disabling">disabling</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="milder">milder</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Asperger">Asperger</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p><span word="Autism">Autism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="genes">genes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="influences">influences</span>.</p><p><span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="autism">autism</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Rebecca">Rebecca</span> <span word="Landa">Landa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Krieger">Krieger</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>. <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Landa">Landa</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> 235 <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="and">and</span> 36 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="autism">autism</span>, <span word="include">include</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="autism">autism</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="outcomes">outcomes</span>."</p>
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