Autism 'extreme male brain' clue

This from the BBC... excerpt:

The brain structure of people with autism is an "exaggeration" of the normal male brain, researchers suggest.


It has long been suggested that autistic behaviour is an exaggeration of male habits such as making lists.


But Cambridge Autism Research Centre researchers say the actual development of the autistic brain also exaggerates what happens in male brains.

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