Researchers investigated how autistic and non-autistic individuals learn about the preferences of their peers through a ...

Stimming—short for "self-stimulatory behavior"—is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and is commonly regarded in medical ...

Autistic adults may hold their earliest memories more vividly. See how this sensory-rich recall could change how we ...

In elementary school, Ariel sat alone at a desk in the closet. She could see the class through a two-way mirror, but no one could see her. She doesn’t remember if it was a punishment, but she ...

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New research published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders provides evidence that artificial intelligence ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to their neurotypical counterparts. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition ...

Why do some children with autism communicate more easily than others, even when they hear the same words? Researchers from ...

The number of people with the condition has increased rapidly in recent decades. Some researchers and clinicians worry that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of the apparent increase in childhood autism cases in Denmark between 1980 and 2011 may be due to changes in how those cases are reported, according to a new ...