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Cartoons Could Help Diagnose Autism

Cartoon BalloonPart of a study released this week spoke about use of animations that are optimized for synchronized audio and video.  It was a follow-up experiment to one that might help to explain why individuals with autism spectrum disorders have a tendency to stare at people’s mouths.

The study found that it was a fascination with the exact match of lip movement to sound produced, according to a study in 2-year-olds with the social deficit disorder.

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