People with autism have brains that are wired differently. This can make them especially strong in some areas-such as ...

As an autistic woman who has a full time job, lives on my own and even manages to blend in fairly well in social settings when I have the energy, my life has been a series of contradictions. I’ve been ...

The double empathy problem shows that communication issues between neurotypes are about differences, not deficits. Empathy is easier with those who are similar to us, which can make understanding ...

A low-cost tool accurately distinguishes neurotypical children from children with autism just by watching them copy the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for a minute. It can even tell autism from ...

Autistic adults often possess strengths like hyperfocus, pattern recognition, and attention to detail. Identifying and ...

Recently, Reddit user u/only_mostly_sane asked, "People with autism, what did you think was 'normal' until a neurotypical person told you otherwise?" Here are some of their responses: This post is for ...

People with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) often show a reduced sensitivity to contextual information in perceptual tasks, but new research suggests that this reduced sensitivity may actually lead ...

UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development, providing new insights ...

"I teach mindfulness and emotional literacy. My students are thriving." When a New York teacher wrote a Facebook post about why she designed her classroom for neurotypical students to resemble one ...