Children with autism may show signs of the disease when they are younger than a year old, say some scientists.But parents and pediatricians of some children with autism maintain that their children developed normally in the first two years of life ― making eye contact, waving goodbye, even saying a few words. Then these children seemed to abruptly lose these skills.This 'autistic regression', reported in about one-third of children with the disorder, is baffling researchers.Read more at...SFARI, May 2008.