Experimental Techniques for Early Identification of Autism

This project deals with essential challenges in the context of Autism Spectrum Disorder, benefiting from a longitudinal design in infancy and a cutting-edge EEG/eye-tracking (ET) integrated approach. We will focus on multisensory audiovisual integration to identify early markers of ASD in infants at-risk for ASD. We will characterize early derailments from the typical developmental trajectories to identify critical "time windows" and better describe the heterogeneity of ASD.

Inclusion Criteria:Infants aged between 6 and 36 monthsToddlers at elevated likelihood of developing autism because siblings of children with autismExclusion Criteria:gestational age <36 weeksGriffiths general quotient < 70presence of major complications in pregnancy and/or delivery likely to affect brain developmentpresence of neurological deficits, dysmorphic markers, or other medical conditions