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People with autism faster at problem-solving

June 16, 7:41 PMDallas Autism & Parenting ExaminerSharisa Lewis
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Solving problems in patterns faster for autistics.

A new study finds people with autism are 40 percent faster at problem-solving than those without autism, according to the journal Human Brain Mapping.

The study concludes that "visual processing mechanisms may therefore play a more prominent role in reasoning in autistics."

Autism is commonly characterized with having a different ability to process information, whether it be emotional or intellectual.

This study could help educators understand better how the brain of autism children works and how to better push them to learn.

There should never be a cap on what autism children can or cannot learn nor should there be a limit to how far their brains can be challenged.

For more info: Read more on the problem-solving study from Science Daily. Get the full text of the study from Human Brain Mapping.
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