Autistic people seem to feel joy differently – here’s what it can tell us about neurodivergence

Autistic people are more likely than non-autistic people to hyperfocus on things. This is known as monotropism, where the ...

Study: Everyone unconsciously adapts their communication for children—including autistic adults

When you talk to a child as an adult, you unconsciously change the way you speak. It is often thought that such adjustments ...
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Autism’s gender gap may be smaller than previously thought

A Swedish study of 2.7 million people reveals autism affects boys and girls equally, but girls typically receive diagnoses 5 ...

Millions Studied and One Surprising Autism Pattern Emerged

Over more than 35 years of follow-up, 78,522 people were diagnosed with autism. This represented 2.8% of the study population ...

Marcus Autism Center to conduct largest study of autism spectrum behavior in US

The Marcus Autism Center announced it will conduct the largest study of behavior, brain and genomic biomarkers in children ...

Maternal perinatal depression may increase the risk of autistic-related traits in girls

A research team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University, led by Dr. Zhiqian Yu and Professor Hiroaki Tomita, ...
Psychology Today

Autism or Schizoid Personality Disorder?

April is Autism Awareness month. Awareness implies being able to recognize the condition, and recognizing a condition means it must be differentiated from others. Unfortunately, Autism-Spectrum ...

Zebrafish reveal how environment influences social behavior in autism

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...