Here is an article published on Advance, which talks about some recent research findings on Autism.
Faint magnetic signals from brain activity in children with autism demonstrate they process sound and language differently. Identifying and classifying these brain response patterns may allow researchers to accurately diagnose autism and possibly develop more effective treatments for the developmental disorder.
Timing appears to be crucial. Children with autism respond a fraction of a second slower to vowel tones and sounds than healthy children, revealed study leader Timothy Roberts, PhD, vice chair of radiology research and holder of the Oberkircher Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
To determine this response time, Roberts used a technology called magnetoencephalography (MEG), which detects magnetic fields in the brain, just as electroencephalography (EEG) detects electrical fields.
Hopefully this new technology will help in the early diagnosis and intervention of children with ASD.
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