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SUMMARY:Uncovering developmental paths to neurodevelopmental conditions: D
 ynamics over time  - Emily Jones\, Professor\, Centre for Brain and Cognit
 ive Development\, School of Psychological Sciences\, Birkbeck\, University
  of London
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CONTACT:Simon Braschi
DESCRIPTION:Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that occurs in around
  2% of people\, and can be associated with differences in social interacti
 on\, communication and interests. Autism is connected with genetic changes
  that are present from conception\, but is often not identified until chil
 dren are in school. Prospective longitudinal studies that follow infants f
 rom near birth to childhood can reveal the earliest developmental changes 
 that precede the later emergence of autistic traits. Here\, I describe a s
 eries of studies examining some of the earliest changes in infants with la
 ter autism and their interrelation over both short and long timescales. Wi
 thin prospective studies\, we see differences in sensory reactivity across
  touch\, audition and visual domains\, and changes in sleep that precede a
 n autism diagnosis. Sensory differences are related to sleep differences\,
  and both may relate to emerging trajectories of fearfulness and later anx
 iety\, indicating they may be important targets for supportive interventio
 ns. Further\, changes in sleep may be linked to alterations in daytime bra
 in states that have been associated with longer-term cognitive development
 . Taken together\, examining changes in early sensory development and slee
 p may provide important insights into the early development of children wi
 th neurodevelopmental conditions. I discuss how these approaches can help 
 us think about neurodevelopment from the perspective of neurodiversity. 
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81286610099?pwd=HsKTIo1MzZ7eEOJUaVYrEBb
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