A general finding is that the brains of young autistic children exhibit
A) reduced volume of the hippocampus.
B) enlarged brain size of around 10 percent.
C) fewer axons within the corpus callosum.
D) loss of cells within the cerebral cortex.
E) increased volume of the brain ventricles.
Answer: B
Rationale: A general finding is that the brains of young autistic children exhibit enlarged brain size of around 10 percent.
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