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

New research has revealed that people with similar levels of autistic traits are more attracted to each other, and their brains synchronize in unique ways during passive and active communication. The ...

Autism spectrum disorders are associated with difficulties in social communication, long attributed to individual socio‐cognitive deficits. As a consequence of this perspective, stigma and pressure to ...

It is commonly assumed that children with autism are less motivated to engage with others and that they are happy to be left alone in their private world of interests and preoccupations. In fact, some ...

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

New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.

The new analysis study showed the delay may stem from genetic mutations that are present when a child is born – but activate ...

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