LOWER INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT

Study finds early sensorimotor markers for autism spectrum disorder

​The research was conducted in two stages. In the first sample, the team examined sensorimotor features obtained from sleep functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 111 toddlers with ASD. In the second, independent sample, they analyzed sensorimotor functioning during wakefulness in over 1,000 toddlers with ASD, categorized by lower vs. higher cognitive abilities.