Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months' - bbc

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A fascinating finding is highlighted, seemingly fraught with

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Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months'

By Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16740758

A study published in Current Biology

<http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2811%2901469-2>

identified differences in infants' brainwaves from as early as six

months....

Sensors attached to the scalp looked for differences in brain activity.

*/In low-risk babies, or high-risk babies that did not develop autism,

there was a large difference in the brainwaves when looking at each type

of image. There was a much smaller difference in the brainwaves of

babies who developed autism..../*

Prof said: " It is important to note it is not a 100% predictor.

We had babies who flagged up warning signs who did not develop autism. "

There were also babies who did develop autism who had low-risk

brainwaves. The test would need to be more accurate before it was used

routinely....