One of the greatest efforts in the field of autism is focused on detecting warning signs as soon as possible, even from the first months of life. An early diagnosis is the key to anticipating and being able to help the child improve their relationship skills with the environment.
Recent research ensures that there are signs that can be identified before six months thanks to an eye tracking technology capable of measuring the way children see and respond to social cues. That is paying attention to the baby's eyes could predict autism.
The study authors followed 59 babies, of which one group was at high risk, because they had siblings with an autism spectrum disorder, and the other had a lower risk, with first, second and third-degree relatives diagnosed with autism.
They studied the way babies paid attention to other people with their eyes and noticed since two months of age a constant decrease in eye care greater in those children who were later diagnosed with autism.
This does not mean that if your baby with two months does not continue to look at people at all times is a sign of autism. This cannot be seen with the naked eye. It is a study conducted with specialized technology and doing repeated monitoring.
In any case, it is interesting to see how the function of interaction with the environment from the first months of life can give signs of some type of disorder such as autism. Detecting early signals could be key to improving the quality of life of autistic children.
