title: When and how does autism begin?
abstract: Jones and Klin recently found that the well-known decreased fixations to eyes in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not present throughout infancy; instead a decline in eye fixations between 2 and 6 months predicts diagnosis. This decline is the earliest behavioral pattern linked to autism to date.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, New York University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: davie.yoon@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer M D
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, New York University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: athena.vouloumanos@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Athena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vouloumanos
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male