By Bruce Bower

BALTIMORE—Some infants headed for a diagnosis of autism, or autism spectrum disorder as it’s officially known, can be reliably identified at 14 months old based on the presence of five key behavior problems, according to an ongoing long-term study described March 11 at the International Conference on Infant Studies.http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/57217/title/Researchers_find_early_autism_signs_in_some_kids