Boys with Regressive Autism Have Larger Brains than Age-Matched Health Counterparts

• By: Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD David G. Amaral, PhD UC Davis MIND Institute
• January 1st, 2012
• autism phenome project, brain size, regressive autism, research
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In the largest study of brain development in preschoolers with autism to date, a study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers has found that 3-year-old boys with regressive autism, but not early onset autism, have larger brains than their healthy counterparts. The study is published online today...