A recent study has proof that faulty connections in the right side of the brain are the causes for social impairments in individuals with autism. A team of researchers at the University of Washington's Autism Center used functional magnetic resonance imaging to also find the most abnormal pattern of connectivity among a network of brain regions involved in face processing.
The article mentions that the problem area is in the right region of the brain. The researchers used two control groups: one with people with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified; and one group with any autism spectrum disorders. Each group member's had their brains scanned while looking at photographs of faces and houses. One finding is that the social processing in the autistic individuals is weaker than the ones that didn't have autism.
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