Why Autistics Think In Pictures

U.S. researchers from the National Institutes of Health believe that they have discovered that people with autism have a lack of connections between the separate areas of the brain. The research shows that when autistics are working on complex problem-solving tasks the different areas of the brain neglect to work together. In a separate study, they discovered that the brain area associated with visual tasks also is active during language-related tasks. Go here for more information.