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Neuroimaging as an identification method.

mrs.snooks

I've been looking into the research into neuroimaging to identify autism as part of clinical trials.

Wondered if anyone can point me in the direction of any sites with a summary of what is known so far and what research is being done.

I am trying to convince my husband of the differences structurally and functionally of the autistic brain.

I have mixed feelings about this new diagnostic method. Particularly about some of the potential outcomes. However, hopefully I won't upset too many people on here, by bringing it up.

Thanks in advance,

Mrs Snooks

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  • in reply to Bunny

    It’s an interesting article but the potential identification of a link to gene mutations in autism isn’t conclusive. Moreover, it is potentially limited to a small percentage of people with severe learning disabilities within the autistic community. 

    “It is now widely accepted that there is a strong genetic component to autism. But which genes are involved and how their expression is influenced by other factors are only just starting to be unravelled” (The genetic mystery of why some people develop autism, BBC Future)

    I am an autistic woman, not a woman who has autism, and I am glad that the article was balanced with recognition of the need to collaborate with the autistic community. Some autistic people have fears over how potential autistic gene mutation identification could be used in harmful ways.