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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Autistic brains develop more slowly than healthy brains, UCLA researchers say

Researchers at UCLA have found a possible explanation for why autistic children act and think differently than their peers. For the first time, they've shown that the connections between brain regions that are important for language and social skills grow much more slowly in boys with autism than in non-autistic children.

To read the entire article please go to: http://www.semel.ucla.edu/news/11/oct/20/autistic-brains-develop-more-slowly-healthy-brains-ucla-researchers-say
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