Autistic Strengths

Research suggests that Autistic traits are apparent in the non-Autistic population – some have shown less symptoms whilst others have shown more. The complexity of the condition is highlighted through genetic research which shows at least twenty different genes contributing to Autistic development. History reveals many positive examples of individuals who would be classed today as being Autistic but who were previously described as “different” or “odd”, yet they ...

Autism is still a puzzle to many – Neuro-anotomical investigations suggest that if it is to be assumed that all human behaviour originates from the brain, that it must be clear that to identify the cause of abnormal behaviour that a comparison is necessary between a typical brain and the brain of an Autistic person.