# Autism and the Brain

## Contents

- Introduction: Introducing the brain
- Anatomy of the brain:
  Overall shape
  - Explore the lobes
  - Explore structures
  - Development
  - Neurons and networks
- Anatomy of the brain in autism:

- Structure
- Integrating approaches
- Pathways, networks and development
- Conclusion

- Test your understanding:

- Question 1
- Question 2
- Question 3
- Acknowledgements
- Help

## Autism and the Brain: Test your understanding

### Question 1

Identify which of the following statements are true. Tick the boxes to find out the answers.

A person’s intelligence is defined by the size of their brain.
The lobes of the brain communicate via the white matter that underlies the cortex.
Reading aloud requires processing in the occipital cortex.
The frontal lobes are associated with decision making.

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