r/Autism_Parenting Jan 30 '25

Diagnosis A low-cost tool accurately distinguishes neurotypical children from children with autism just by watching them copy the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for a minute. It can even tell autism from ADHD, conditions that commonly overlap.

https://newatlas.com/adhd-autism/autism-motion-detection-diagnosis/
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u/Positive_Motor5644 Jan 31 '25

As a parent of an kid with lvl1 asd and extreme combined presentation of adhd, I love this. This would absolutely diagnose his mild autism. My lvl 3 guy would probably just unplug the screen and wack people with the cord. I never really realized the importance of imitation and how poorly both of my kids do with that skill.