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Autism 'affects far more areas of the brain than previously thought' (extract)

From Volume 4 Number 5



PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA: A new United States study provides evidence that autism affects the functioning of virtually the entire brain, and is not limited to the brain areas involved with social interactions, communication behaviours and reasoning abilities, as had been previously thought.
    Dr Nancy Minshew and her colleagues, Diane Williams and Gerald Goldstein, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine compared 56 children with autism with 56 who did not have the condition. Those with autism were found to have more problems with complex tasks, such as tying their shoelaces, suggesting many areas of the brain were affected ...

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