Autism: genetics, early detection and the ethics of screening newborns

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News of the largest studies on the genetics of autism to date is out, paving the way for genetic risk testing in the future. And, Australian research suggests autistic behaviours can be detected as early as eight months. So should we be screening newborns for neurological disorders like autism? The ethical debate unfolds on All in the Mind.

Saturday 1pm
repeated Monday 1pm

Presented by
Natasha Mitchell

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2567806.htm