Autism Might Slow Brain's Ability to Integrate Input From Multiple Senses

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 07:35 in Psychology & Sociology

Children with autism often focus intently on a single activity or feature of their environment. New research might help to explain this behavioral trend, providing evidence that the brains of young people with autism are slower to integrate input coming from more than one sense at the same time. [More] Autism spectrum - Autism - Research - Mental Health - Health

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