Researchers have conducted one of the most comprehensive studies on how the autistic brain processes faces. Some hallmark ...

Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It's so common, in fact, that it's one of the central criteria for an autism diagnosis. For as long as we have been diagnosing ...

There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, challenging the stereotype that autistic people struggle to ...

The idea that autistic people lack empathy is simply short-sighted and non-autistic people may find it just as hard to put themselves in someone else's shoes, a study suggests. A paper in the journal, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Medical training is designed to mold students into doctors ...

Many therapists tell me that, with hindsight, they're sure that some of their past clients were autistic. These therapists often feel that they used to have preconceptions about how autistic people ...

The education of autistic children and young people in western societies has been heavily influenced by a medicalized understanding of autism. This means considering autism as a disorder, with a focus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neal Tricarico holds one of many painted rocks made in honor of his son, Anthony "Ant" Tricarico, that were left in a memorial ...

Narcissism and autistic spectrum disorders tend to co-occur in families. I regard narcissism as a listening disorder, that is as a difficulty hearing and responding positiively to others' perspectives ...

As diverse as the experiences of children and teens on the autism spectrum are, one sobering fact holds true: Autistic youth are more likely to think about and die from suicide, and at earlier ages, ...