[Irene Adler]

"Excessive brain growth does not allow time for accumulation of experiences and emotions that guide and shape normal behavior."

"So basically the hardware of the brain out paces the software of the brain. This explains a lot and will probably lead to better treatments for autism in the near future."

This seems to me to square with what Temple Grandin (a high-functioning autistic woman) has to say about her early childhood: that she was very much over stimulated by sensory inputs that are part of the everyday environment, that she couldn't stand various sounds and physical sensations; they were tormenting to her.way too much for her to handle.

[Paul C. Jesup]

If that is the case, then putting autistic children in a lower level lighted areas with softer-noise levels might help them come out of their mental shell.

[alnick]

This seems to me to square with what Temple Grandin (a high-functioning autistic woman) has to say about her early childhood: that she was very much over stimulated by sensory inputs that are part of the everyday environment, that she couldn't stand various sounds and physical sensations; they were tormenting to her.way too much for her to handle.

My brother, who is non-verbal, will sometimes hold his hands over his ears. He can't communicate why with us, but I suspect that he's experiencing something like what Temple describes.