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Autism Diagnosed With a Fifteen Minute Brain Scan

Posted by samzenpus on from the 15-minutes-definitely-15-minutes dept.

kkleiner writes "A new technique developed at King's College London uses a fifteen minute MRI scan to diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The scan is used to analyze the structure of grey matter in the brain, and tests have shown that it can identify individuals already diagnosed with autism with 90% accuracy. The research could change the way that autism is diagnosed – including screening children for the disorder at a young age."

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  1. Re:Or.. by maxwell+demon · · Score: 0, Troll

    Some examples from the Wikipedia article about autism include toe-walking, refusing to be interrupted, making repetitious sounds, compulsive behavior, problem recognizing faces...

    So breathing (which makes repetitious sounds) is a sign of autism? :-)

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  2. Re:Real Humiliation by JoeMerchant · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Therapy" taken too far is ostracizing in and of itself. Not being allowed into normal classrooms, spending many out of school hours locked in a room with therapists, etc. does not provide any opportunity to "learn past" the mind blindness. Theory goes that the professionals will "fix it" with their therapies. Yeah, OT is kinda fun, but I haven't seen that it's any more effective at teaching life skills than actually living life.