Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts how people interact with the world around them.
"Parents, when they raise queries with doctors, are often told to wait and see until the child is three or four years of age. So we really want to lower that age of diagnosis," Associate Professor Barbaro said. "For example, inconsistent and infrequent eye contact, responding to others, imitation, play or pretend play," Associate Professor Barbaro said.
The new test is already being used by child health nurses in several Australian states and 10 countries overseas.
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