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Early autism detection: Speech disrupts facial attention in 6-month-old infants who later develop autism
February 5, 2014 by NewsBot
From birth, infants naturally show a preference for human contact and interaction, including faces and voices. These basic predispositions to social stimuli are altered in individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
