Dr. Francis Collins of NIH posted this today on their blog. My wife works with ASD children and what with the challenges around diagnosis and early treatment, I found it very interesting. Medical imaging will continue to expand its role into healthcare for the foreseeable future.
~TJK
Brain Scans Show Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder
For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), early diagnosis is critical to allow for possible interventions at a time when the brain is most amenable to change. But that’s been tough to implement for a simple reason: the symptoms of ASD, such as communication difficulties, social deficits, and repetitive behaviors, often do not show up until a child turns 2 or even 3 years old.
Now, an NIH-funded research team has news that may pave the way for earlier detection of ASD.
T. J. Kuhn | GxP Zone 