Autism-World

Boys show autistic traits at a ratio of generally 4:1 as compared with girls, the reason not being entirely clear.

The most established theory I know of has to do with the idea that autism is a physical exaggeration of a typically male pattern of brain chemistry or wiring. The idea is that autism is the extreme form of a non-verbal, impersonal, analytical way of brain function that is somehow hardwired into the brain in a way that causes dysfunction, as opposed to the more general view of the female brain as social and verbal.

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This entry was posted on Sunday, November 4th, 2007 at 8:26 pm and is filed under Autism Diagnosis.