Sunday, May 1, 2011

Research Suggests Benefits For Postponing 18 Month Autism Screen Until 30 Months For Very Preterm Infants

Autism News From Medical News Today
Extremely premature infants who screen positive for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months of age may not actually have autism. Rather, they may fail screening tests due to an unrelated cognitive or language delay, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. An estimated one in 110 U.S...
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