#introverted or more brain power?
#introvertiert oder mehr Hirnschmalz?
"New research ... finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest – a 42% increase on average.
The study offers a scientific explanation for the most typical characteristic of autism – withdrawal into one's own inner world.
The excess production of information may explain a child's detachment from their environment...
Our results suggest that autistic children are not interested in social interactions
because their brains generate more information at rest, which we interpret
as more introspection in line with early descriptions of the disorder,"
said Roberto Fernández Galán"
http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2014013120130012.html