Who knew that such a simple thing as a cartoon could, perhaps, help detect early signs of autism in a child? In a Yale study, researchers created five cartoon versions of children’s games, like “peek-a-boo” and “patty-cake, which were shown to two year olds.” The study found that children with autism did not respond to the action in the cartoons the way other children did and their eyes did not track the fast movements and the noise in the same way. Researchers pointed out that parents can notice their children glazing over to what’s on the television screen as early as eight months old. Read more…
Posted by Carrie Pollare
Source: CBS, Denver
Tags: Autism
