3min chapter

Speaking of Psychology cover image

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

Speaking of Psychology

CHAPTER

The Role of Sensory Sensitivities in Early Autism

There's a lot of work on looking at these brain-based what are called biomarkers to see whether we can detect these even before we might be able to diagnose the full syndrome. When you're looking for brain-based biomarkers and very young children, how do you do that in a lab? You can hardly do that with adults sometimes. But there are lots of different ways of studying the brain in infants. And most of studies to date have followed infants who have an older sibling with autism that's already diagnosed.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode