TY - JOUR
T1 - The Ethics of Predicting Autism Spectrum Disorder in Infancy
AU - MacDuffie, Katherine E.
AU - Estes, Annette M.
AU - Peay, Holly L.
AU - Pruett, John R.
AU - Wilfond, Benjamin S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by F32MH118689 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative (to K.E.M).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by F32MH118689 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies? (BRAIN) Initiative (to K.E.M).Disclosure: Dr. MacDuffie has received support from NIMH. Dr. Estes has received support from NIMH, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Dr. Peay has received support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NCATS, NIMH, and the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Pruett, Jr has received support from NIMH, NICHD, the Center for Brain Research in Mood Disorders (C-BRiMD), the Simons Foundation: ?Toward scalable biomarker-based prediction of ASD in high-risk infants? (completed), and the Drs. John R. (Sr.) and Patricia O. Pruett Fund for research in social cognition and for undergraduate training. Dr. Wilfond has received support from the National Cancer Institute, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute on Aging, the National Human Genome Research Institute, and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Dr. Peay has received support from NIAID, NCATS, NIMH, and the Food and Drug Administration.
Funding Information:
Disclosure: Dr. MacDuffie has received support from NIMH . Dr. Estes has received support from NIMH , the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences . Dr. Pruett, Jr has received support from NIMH , NICHD , the Center for Brain Research in Mood Disorders (C-BRiMD), the Simons Foundation : “Toward scalable biomarker-based prediction of ASD in high-risk infants” (completed), and the Drs. John R. (Sr.) and Patricia O. Pruett Fund for research in social cognition and for undergraduate training. Dr. Wilfond has received support from the National Cancer Institute , the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences , the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases , the National Institute on Aging , the National Human Genome Research Institute , and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health . Dr. Peay has received support from NIAID, NCATS, NIMH, and the Food and Drug Administration.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Toward the end of a routine check-in appointment with your young patient—a 3-year-old boy recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—his mother shares concerns about his infant sister, currently 6 months old. The mother is aware that her daughter is at increased risk for ASD. She requests a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of her infant's brain, based on research she has read showing that MRI can be used to predict which infants will go on to develop ASD. The mother communicates that she is eager to know whether her daughter is going to develop autism so that she and her husband can prepare financially, and so she can place her daughter on the long waitlist for autism-specific services in her local community. As this family's psychiatrist, how should you respond to her request?
AB - Toward the end of a routine check-in appointment with your young patient—a 3-year-old boy recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—his mother shares concerns about his infant sister, currently 6 months old. The mother is aware that her daughter is at increased risk for ASD. She requests a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of her infant's brain, based on research she has read showing that MRI can be used to predict which infants will go on to develop ASD. The mother communicates that she is eager to know whether her daughter is going to develop autism so that she and her husband can prepare financially, and so she can place her daughter on the long waitlist for autism-specific services in her local community. As this family's psychiatrist, how should you respond to her request?
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106259044&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.01.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.01.006
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 33482291
AN - SCOPUS:85106259044
SN - 0890-8567
VL - 60
SP - 942
EP - 945
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 8
ER -