MRIs Infants / Autism (IMAGE) University of North Carolina Health Care Caption Right: MRI of a baby at 6 months who was diagnosed with autism at 2 years. The dark space between the brain folds and skull indicate increased amounts of cerebrospinal fluid. Left: MRI of a baby who was not diagnosed with autism at age 2. Note the decreased amount of CSF. Credit Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (UNC-Chapel Hill) Usage Restrictions credit properly License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.