Early sign of autism- Large head

Babies later diagnosed with autism often have a larger than normal head circumference.

Here are the peer reviewed studies for the naysayers-

Head Circumference as an Early Predictor of Autism Symptoms in Younger Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18058011?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSyst...

Evidence of brain overgrowth in the first year of life in autism.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12865374?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSyst...

Magnetic resonance imaging and head circumference study of brain size in autism: birth through age 2 years.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16330725?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSyst...

Correlates of head circumference growth in infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17641255?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSyst...

Clinical, morphological, and biochemical correlates of head circumference in autism.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17644070?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSyst...

Rate of head growth decelerates and symptoms worsen in the second year of life in autism.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17137564?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSyst...

Body length and head growth in the first year of life in autism.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17950417?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSyst...

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