My travels with autism started long before my diagnosis at the age of three years and three months. My family noticed autistic features from around 15 months of age. I never looked at people and did ...

Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study, which may help to explain why emotional expressions are sometimes misinterpreted ...

There’s a myth that autistic people don’t have empathy, that they’re too self-absorbed or uncaring. That’s simply false. They do have empathy. I’d like to raise the issue of “double empathy,” and the ...

When Viraj Dhanda begins his freshman year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he’ll be the university’s first-ever non-speaking student with autism. Diagnosed with autism at age 2, Viraj ...

Autism is finally getting the acceptance it deserves — it was once a mental disorder that was mocked and neglected. It is now considered to be beneficial to society. With autistic characters making ...

Most autistic people over the age of 40 in the UK are living without an official diagnosis, according to new research. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at ...