Patchy brain development may help explain autism's varied traits
Medical Xpress
Research suggests that autism's varied traits can be explained by patchy brain development, where some neural regions develop atypically while others remain relatively typical. This uneven pattern of maturation helps account for the wide diversity of abilities and challenges observed in individuals on the autism spectrum.
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