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YesWeHaveNoTomatoes t1_izsn0lg wrote

Someday probably, but we currently don't understand the functional properties of unaffected brains well enough to reliably determine by a scan alone what is or isn't within the range of normal variation.

Additionally, these scans would be done by a functional MRI machine (basically a recording of brain activity; a regular MRI is more like a soft-tissue XRAY). Unfortunately fMRI machines with high enough resolution to see that kind of detail are few and far between, and fantastically expensive, so that's not a diagnostic route that will be available to most people.

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Game_Minds t1_izumowa wrote

Both things put together

It's highly unlikely that normal people in a non-controlled setting will ever get fMRIs at the rate needed for this kind of thing, because insurance isn't covering it, research grants of the scale needed would be wildly expensive, and average people aren't paying tens of thousands for a brain scan for funsies

Unless the tech changes there would need to be another route

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grayinsanity t1_j2aoyvc wrote

Neuroimaging methods like MEG continue to advance and further aid clinical diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders including neurological diseases & ASD. We're pretty close y'all 😊

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