Genetic Testing for Autism: What Can Be Done, How Helpful Is It?

That’s the question we put to Dr John Harrington, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia, and Dr Michael Paul, CEO and Rena Vanzo, Genetic Counselor of Lineagen—provider of a new integrated genetic testing and counseling service FirstStepDx that contains a genetic test, which the American College of Medical Genetics recommends for the evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorder, among other conditions.