For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people.

Stephen Shore, an autistic professor of special education at Adelphi University, has said: “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” This quote is popular in the ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

Common signs of autism include trouble with social communication and a fixation on certain routines or topics — Nelson says ...

Researchers tested 77 university students in a curiosity-driven exploration task. Study: Autistic traits foster effective curiosity-driven exploration. Image Credit: vetre/Shutterstock.com In a recent ...

ElliQ is an empathetic care companion designed for older adults aging independently at home. (Image courtesy of Intuition Robotics) A large-scale longitudinal study published in The Gerontologist has ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers investigated the association between maternal autistic traits and the risk of adverse birth outcomes in the general population.

When it comes to attraction, the eyes often tell the story. But what happens when the gaze itself tells us something deeper—about how people perceive and evaluate faces differently based on their ...

AUTISM and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions that affect people’s communication, attention and behaviour. But scientists ...

Entrepreneur Natasha Nelson always knew she was different. The 35-year old from Stone Mountain, Georgia, struggled with establishing social norms. She found small talk difficult, and couldn’t ...