Some people with autism have (amazed) experts with their outstanding memories, mathematical skills or musical talent. Now scientists have found that the genes (thought to) cause autism may also confer mathematical, musical and other skills on people without the condition.
The finding has (emerged) from a study of autism among 378 Cambridge University students, which found the condition was up to seven times more common among mathematicians than students in other disciplines. It (was) also five times more common in the siblings of mathematicians.
If confirmed, it could explain why autism - a disability that (makes) it hard to communicate with, and relate to, others - continues to exist in all types of society. It (suggests) the genes responsible are usually beneficial, causing the disease only if present in the wrong combinations. “Our understanding of autism is undergoing a transformation,” said Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the autism research centre at Cambridge, who (led) the study.
“It seems clear that genes play a (significant) role in the causes of autism and that those genes are also linked to certain intellectual skills.”
Question)
1. Do you know anything about autism?
2. How important does communication play the role in our life and work?
