A link has been found between white brain matter and poor motor skills in children with autism, according to researchers in Baltimore, Maryland. The Kennedy Krieger Institute conducted a study involving 76 children in the age range of 8 - 12 years old. 20 of them were high-functioning autistic children. 36 were typically developing children while the third group were 20 children with ADHD.
The children's brain functions were measured using anatomic magnetic resonance imaging (aMRI). An increase of white matter was found in the children with autism.
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