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Quantitating the eye pupillary reflex response in children and teens may help to screen for autism.  Speech-language pathologists at the Washington State University measured the reflex rate using a monocular pupillometer in 36 diagnosed autistic persons versus 24 matched subjects with normal communication skills.  The data showed that the pupillary light reflex in the autistic developed 19% faster and faded 26% more slowly compared with the normal controls.

 

Pupillometry may be a rapid, objective screening tool to use alongside behavioral testing to earlier diagnose autism.  Though earlier diagnosis leads to better rehabilitation outcomes, the average age of diagnosis has not diminished from the 4 year mark over the past 20 years.

 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10072-022-05976-2

 

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