自閉症児の早期症状
Research Reveals Early Signs of Autism in Some Kids | Wired Science | Wired.com
high-risk 14-month-olds who later develop autism display signs of delayed motor development as early as 6 to 7 months of age, Landa noted. In particular, these youngsters had difficulty keeping their heads stable when slowly raised from a prone position.Preliminary evidence suggests that
“The motor system is another place to probe for common underlying features of autism spectrum disorder,” Iverson said.A fundamental derailment of postural development may accompany social difficulties typical of children with autism spectrum disorders, remarked psychologist Jana Iverson of the University of Pittsburgh.
「生後6ー7ヶ月、腹臥位から頭部も持ち上げる時の不安定性さが自閉症児にはある」、微細な運動発達の遅れが自閉症児には存在しそれが早期診断の手がかりとなる。
まあ結局そんなに上手くは話がいかず例外がありますよ というのが記事のオチになっている。
I’m not sure the majority of children with autism spectrum disorder have predictive symptoms by 12 or 14 months,” Rogers said. In her own long-term studies, some children without autistic siblings show a gradual slowing of social and language development over several years that leads to autism, while others show no autism symptoms at all until being diagnosed with the disorder at age 4 or 5.
こういう多様性がこの疾患の難しいところというか疾患としての再定義が必要な部分なんじゃないか。
