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

When my son was an infant, I was fascinated by his every expression. He would drift into heavy trance states, seemingly deep in thought and not quite accessible. He didn’t like to be put down, but ...

Prior to COVID-19, communication via the internet was already a regular feature of everyday interactions for most people, including those on the autism spectrum. Various studies have shown how ...

A new study found that non-autistic U.K. adults are less able to understand animations (representing specific words) ...

Communication is vital to expressing and getting what we want and need, bonding with other people and navigating the world in which we live. But, by definition, autistic people often deal with ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

Communication is a significant challenge for many people on the autism spectrum. An unexpected ally for people with an autism condition is ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) language model that ...

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

Do vaccines cause autism? Is it bad parenting? Can autism be cured? Experts bust common autism myths and explain how ...

Two new Arkansas programs aim to make traffic stops safer and more effective for people with autism and mental illness.The ...

The US government is approving the drug leucovorin to address rising rates of autism, despite limited evidence that it works.