Researchers find further evidence for genetic contribution to autism

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 16:28 in Psychology & Sociology

Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us--and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of the California Institute of Technology and psychiatrist Joe Piven at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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