AURORA, Colo. - The Centers for Disease Control has launched its
second phase of a multistate study on autism and JFK Partners at
the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the Colorado
School of Public Health and the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment are collaborating at the Colorado site
for the study. [Haga clic aquí para leer la versión española]
The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) will look at
autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities
in Colorado. It is the largest multistate collaborative study in
the United States to help identify factors that may put children
at risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other
developmental disabilities. SEED’s main research goals are to
compare young children (2 through 5 years of age) who have ASDs,
children who have developmental problems other than ASDs, and
children in the general population without a developmental
disability. This comparison will yield a better understanding of
the characteristics of ASDs