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Sticky Gaze May Be Early Autism Sign
Published December 20, 2013
in Simons Foundation Autism Research Institute
Babies later diagnosed with autism tend to stare at objects after picking them up, a behavior known as sticky gaze, at much later ages than controls do, according to a study published in Behavioral Brain Research. This delay may contribute to problems with joint attention the tendency to seek out and follow others gaze in autism, the researchers say.
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