It depends on a recent body of work which suggests that the brain's white matter (the wiring that connects the main bodies of the nerve cells, or grey matter, together) is less dense and less abundant in the brain of an autistic person than in that of a non-autist.

ECONOMIST: Autism

But the main proposals embraced by Democrats and Republicans with equal mindlessness, consist of rearranging bureaucratic wiring diagrams.

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The fire, which ignited in Pratt's historic Main Building and destroyed much of the roof, was an accident caused by electrical wiring in a cubicle, according to the New York Fire Department.

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And if it is true that underconnectivity is indeed the main problem, then treatments might be developed to stimulate the growth of the white-matter wiring.

ECONOMIST: Autism