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What baby siblings can teach us about autism
Studies of infants at risk for autism have not yielded a test to predict who will eventually be diagnosed. But they have transformed our understanding of the condition.
Spectrum Stories: Learning from baby siblings
Many parents with children on the spectrum enroll their newborns in research — to advance the field and to bring benefits to families such as theirs.
Parents’ interactions with infants may alleviate autism features
Teaching parents to respond to cues from babies at high risk of autism eases the severity of autism features at age 3.