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Presence or absence of early language delay alters anatomy of the brain in autism
September 23, 2014 by NewsBot
Individual differences in early language development, and in later language functioning, are associated with changes in the anatomy of the brain in autism. A new study has found that a common characteristic of autism -- language delay in early childhood -- leaves a 'signature' in the brain.