News today from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) on the Autism research front:
Autism, a devastating disorder marked by poor social and learning skills, may be caused by reduced brain size at birth followed by bursts of brain growth months later, San Diego researchers have found.
“What we’ve discovered is really very startling
The actual study, as opposed to a new report on the study is available for free here.
Thanks for the link!
Last night I saw this fascinating coverage of autism on “60 Minutes II.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/14/60II/main536416.shtml
So while these autistic children still have the outward symptoms, at least they can communicate in writing, and that is a major breakthrough. It turns out that autistic persons can be intelligent and articulate.