Hormone Oxytocin Helps People with Autism

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Hormone Oxytocin Helps People with Autism

 

A nasal spray containing a hormone that is known to make women more

maternal and men less shy apparently can help those with autism make eye

contact

and interact better with others, according to a provocative study

released

Monday.

 

The study, involving 13 adults with either a high-functioning form of

autism or Asperger syndrome, a mild form of the disorder, found that

when the

subjects inhaled the hormone oxytocin, they scored significantly better

on a

test that involved recognizing faces and performed much better in a game

that involved tossing a ball with others.

 

Although more research is needed to confirm and explore the findings,

the

results are the latest in a growing body of evidence indicating that the

hormone could lead to ways to help people with the often devastating

brain

disorder function better.

 

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