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Jul 25 2008

Study Reveals More About Brain Centers Effected In Autism

Asperger's, autism, diagnosis, neurodiversity, news, progress, social skills, socialization, therapies photo by Ian Britton

A Carnegie Mellonstudy has shown that the difficulty that autistic people face with understanding and functioning in social situations is due to a sort of communication breakdown between the areas that comprise the Theory of Mind centers of the brain.  In layman’s terms, the messages are not getting from point A where they are received to point B where they would be processed.  The researchers used a combination of testing and magnetic imaging to see which areas of the brain were stimulated during the tests. 

Practically, what does this mean?  If the specific centers that need to have connections built up can be identified, then therapies can be tailored to individuals and can also be monitored for effectiveness. 

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