A tablet-based tool can accurately identify the disorder in children ages 16 months to 30 months by following eye movements as the toddlers watch a video.
, the average age of diagnosis is a little under 4.5 years.
EarliPoint is being used at the Marcus Autism Center and three other centers are setting up contracts. Other research is using eye tracking to learn more about autism, although there is no other device being used by clinicians to aid in diagnosing the disorder, Jones said. For Renee Britt’s little boy Dawson, the therapy seems to be working. Dawson initially seemed to be developing like a typical kid, but then he started regressing just before he turned 2. “All of a sudden, he wouldn’t talk anymore and started struggling,” Britt said.The boy would have meltdowns when the family tried to go shopping for groceries or was waiting for orders at coffee shops.
“When he was younger, there would be zero conversation,” she said. “He would just start screaming and trying to run.” In about 30% of cases even top specialists aren’t confident of their diagnoses, Corbett said. In those instances, the eye-tracking information could be even more valuable. “Another fascinating aspect of the eye-tracking index is that they are using videos that seem to capture natural social environments a child between 16 to 30 months might be exposed to and learn from,” she added.
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