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Thursday, September 21, 2017

GIRLS WITH AUTISM LOOK MASCULINE, STUDY SHOWS, LENDING SUPPORT TO EXTREME MALE BRAIN THEORY

A new study suggests that boys and girls with autism have facial features that are characteristically more male than female. A wider forehead and a narrower midface are among several of the distinguishing traits. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, could provide evidence for a controversial theory that sees autism as the result of an "extreme male brain." 

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