Scientists say they have new evidence that autism begins in the womb – patchy changes in the developing brain long before birth may cause symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). [s]BBC News[/s] reports that the study, in the [s]New England Journal of Medicine[/s], raises hopes that better understanding of the brain may improve the lives of children with autism. It reinforces the need for early identification and treatment, say US researchers, from the [b]University of California, San Diego[/b] and the [b]Allen Institute for Brain Science[/b] in Seattle.
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[link url=http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1307491?query=featured_home]NEJM abstract[/link]