Adults with autism are only slightly less accurate at reading people's facial emotions compared to their non-autistic peers, according to new research. Recent studies show we may need to revise widely ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. Autistic participants tended to rely on different ...

One of the most widely held assumptions about autistic people is that they struggle to notice and understand the emotions of others. 1 Yet many of my clients, who are predominantly women with level 1 ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that affects how a person perceives and socializes with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication.

Teaching emotions has been part of autism curriculums for decades. I remember dated flashcards with pictures of faces and asking students to identify which emotion was being expressed on the card ...

Episode 34 of The William Gomes Podcast offers a thoughtful and timely reflection on how autism is understood, moving beyond ...

Children with autism often have difficulty grasping the emotional cues in other people's voices, and researchers may have zeroed in on the reason why. In a study of 43 kids with and without autism, ...

Anxiety disorders are very common in autistic kids, affecting about half of all children at some point in time. Autistic children can experience anxiety in their own ways. They might be afraid of ...

This report is based on a recent in-depth article by the BBC, which examined how modern genetics is transforming scientific understanding of autism and reigniting debates within the autistic community ...

When considering autism in the context of hospital security, it’s crucial for hospital staff and security personnel to be aware of and sensitive to the unique needs and behaviors of individuals with ...

Diagnosing a person with autism spectrum disorder can be challenging. It's a medical condition that no blood test, brain scan or objective test can pinpoint. And because of each person's distinctive ...