{"id":3476,"date":"2015-07-06T20:45:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T03:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:13:04","slug":"a-simple-testing-tool-to-detect-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism-tips.com\/?p=3476","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Testing Tool To Detect Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome kids with autism are non-verbal, which makes their diagnosis more difficult. A recent study found a new concept to diagnose autism. It is called the “Sniff Test”<\/strong>. The research showed that individuals with autism have a pattern in smelling. Whether the scent is good or bad, they sniff the same way, unlike typically developed kids.<\/p>\n

The main advantage of this testing tool is that it can be used with babies and toddlers. And as we all know: It is never enough to emphasize the importance of early intervention<\/a>.<\/strong> This is my mantra.<\/p>\n

So, for non-verbal and young kids suspected to have autism, the sniff test would be a very convenient tool for diagnosis.<\/p>\n

“Earlier evidence had indicated that people with autism have impairments in “internal action models,” the brain templates we rely on to seamlessly coordinate our senses and actions.”
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The study included kids with autism with average age of 7, and the a control group (typically developed kids). In this research the sniff response was 81% accurate.<\/p>\n

The other result of this test shows that “the increasingly aberrant sniffing was associated with increasingly severe autism.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Moreover, the test takes 10 minutes and doesn’t require any further tasks to follow.<\/p>\n

The sniff test sounds like a dream tool to diagnose autism, but it is not ready to be used in clinics yet.<\/p>\n

This research gives a lot of hope to early diagnosis. It’s on the way. Stay tuned.
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