Friday 30 August 2013

In autism, difficulty understanding visual cues and sounds often clears during adolescence

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children appear to outgrow a critical social communication disability. Younger children with ASD have trouble integrating the auditory and visual cues associated with speech, but the researchers found that the problem clears up in adolescence. The study was published in the online edition of the journal Cerebral Cortex. "This is an extremely hopeful finding," said lead author John Foxe, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and in the Dominick P... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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