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How early detection could change autism diagnosis and intervention, with Geraldine Dawson, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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The Importance of Early Diagnosis

The study we're doing now is starting at six months of age and then following babies longitudinally. And they will see whether this can be used to eventually pick up on signs in babies who then will have a diagnosis of autism. So I think it's, you know, I started my career by trying to understand autism and infants by looking at home videotapes that parents had gathered. And now I'm using artificial intelligence and computer science to measure these on an app that's on a smartphone. Technology just can't keep up with it. It's amazing.

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