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Treating Infants for Autism May Eliminate Symptoms

Here’s how you might be able to turn autism around in a baby: Carefully watch her cues, and push just a little harder with that game of peek-a-boo or "This little piggy." But don’t push too hard — kids with autism are super-sensitive.

That’s what Sally Rogers of the University of California, Davis has found in an intense experiment with the parents of infants who showed clear signs of autism. It’s one of the most hopeful signs yet that if you diagnose autism very early, you can help children rewire their brains and reverse the symptoms.

By Maggie Fox, Erika Edwards and Judy Silverman

Full Story: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/treating-infants-autism-may-eliminate-symptoms-n198671

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