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8 August 2017

A pineapple in your sock drawer: how surprise is key to unlocking the secrets of autism

A new study has shown how those with autism are more likely to expect the unexpected.

By Jason Murugesu

(Photo By Photo: Getty)

“Imagine opening your sock drawer and finding a pineapple instead. How surprised should you be?”

The question is deceptively difficult to answer, but it is at the heart of Dr Rebecca Lawson’s latest paper on autism in Nature Neuroscience.

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