# Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity

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**Created:** [April 19, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/behavioral-disorders-in-kids-with-autism-linked-to-reduced-brain-connectivity/2295 "2019-04-19T15:29:07Z")\
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> **[Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190418164340.htm)**
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> More than a quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder are also diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders. Now researchers have identified a possible biological cause: a key mechanism that regulates emotion functions differently in the...

  
More than a quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder are also diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders. Now researchers have identified a possible biological cause: a key mechanism that regulates emotion functions differently in the brains of the children who exhibit disruptive behavior.