Do children with autism have a bigger shaped head?

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1 Da_Griff 12.29.09 at 12:06 am

No it is not. Autistic kids come in all shapes and sizes.

If your friend is worried they should see a medical practitioner.

2 Crouching Doggie 12.29.09 at 11:45 am

Concur with above author. Autism isn’t associated with any abnormality in skull shape. Other disorders do have some classic associations, but not autism.

3 larry L 01.01.10 at 11:33 pm

It’s typical of autism.

In fact, all children who suffer severe stress in early infancy–premature birth, caesarean birth, surgery or severe illness shortly after birth, etc– experience rapid neuronal overgrowth.

The big exception is a supposed form of autism called “Rett Syndrome” where one of the symptoms is microcephaly.

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