May 31 2024Indiana University School of Medicine But a collaborative team of researchers at Indiana University and Purdue University are finding ways to make the right diagnosis sooner.
"Diagnostic biomarkers are characteristics that provide discrete and objective indication of diagnosis. Eye-tracking biomarkers that measure social and nonsocial attention and brain function have been shown to differentiate young children diagnosed with autism from those with other neurodevelopmental disabilities," McNally Keehn said.
Related StoriesMcNally Keehn said studies like these can help address delays in access to autism evaluations by better equipping primary care clinicians with a multi-method, diagnostic approach.