People with autism are more likely to identify as asexual. Why?
A 2022 study published by the National Institutes of Health found that autistic people experience an imbalance between ...
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Why Autistic and Non-Autistic People Misunderstand Each Other—and How to Fix It
Because Autistic people process and express emotions differently than neurotypical people, researchers have incorrectly ...
More adults are wondering if they have autism. Here are tips to seek a diagnosis
More adults have sought insight on their own neurodiversity in the last decade — often after their children are diagnosed or after seeing social media posts. A study published last year in JAMA ...
RFK Jr. has questioned rising autism rates. Here's what experts say he gets wrong about the disorder
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing ...
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Autistic Traits Promote Cognitive Strengths And Curiosity In Learning
In a study done at Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, at Radboud University in the Netherlands, people with stronger autistic traits, in particular insistence-on-sameness ...
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Our Stories: I donated my brother’s autistic brain to science: Now his legacy lives on
When my autistic brother Ed Stein (December 1956 - July 2024) died this past summer, I donated his brain so scientists ...
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Understanding the Symptoms of Autism in Children
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects the way a person perceives and interacts with both other people and their surroundings. Signs and symptoms of ASD often present during the first few years of ...
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Autism practitioners move beyond traditional demographics toward adaptive environments
Credit: University of California "In our clinic, we see people receiving their first autism diagnosis well into their 20s, 30s or even 60s," she said. "Without understanding their experiences as ...