Study connects early brain patterns and future cognitive skills - Autism

Brain responses in young children with autism may help predict their future cognitive skills, according to a recent study. Researchers hope the information can be used to someday detect the disorder in children younger than 2. "We've shown that the brain's indicator of word learning in 2-year-olds already diagnosed with autism predicts their eventual skills on a broad set of cognitive and linguistic abilities and adaptive behaviors," said the study's lead author, Patricia Kuhl of the University of Washington's Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences. Disability Scoop (5/30)  http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/05/30/predicting-autism-outcomes/18061/