Toddlers' focus on mouths rather than on eyes is a predictor of autism severity

Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that two-year-olds with autism looked significantly more at the mouths of others, and less at their eyes, than typically developing toddlers. This abnormality predicts the level of disability, according to study results published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news141654453.html">Toddlers' focus on mouths rather than on eyes is a predictor of autism severity</a></p> <p>Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that two-year-olds with autism looked significantly more at the mouths of others, and less at their eyes, than typically developing toddlers. This abnormality predicts the level of disability, according to study results published in the <I>Archives of General Psychiatry.</I></p>