Test Can Predict Autism In Kids — Using Their Hair, Study Says

18th January, 2023

20 January 2023, Autism, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop]

A groundbreaking new test can predict the future emergence of autism in young children and infants using a single strand of their hair, according to researchers.

The test aims to detect autism before symptoms emerge. That could lower the average age of diagnosis, allowing for earlier interventions and better health outcomes, according to a study published last month in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

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