Early Signs of Autism: New Questionnaire Helps Parents Detect Disorder

Chapel Hill : NC : USA | Jul 14, 2012 at 8:52 AM PDT

By ReneeAnderson

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Researchers have developed a questionnaire to diagnose autism at an early stage.

The questionnaire, First Year Inventory (FYI), developed by researchers at the Program for Early Autism, Research, Leadership and Service (PEARLS), answered by the parents proved in detecting autism at 12 months of age.

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