Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions, and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You ...

After allegations of a "timeout" box used for special needs students at a New York school district, a mother said her ...

In a new study, published in PLOS One, autistic adults describe the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication (NVC). Researchers reviewed 362 firsthand accounts on the online ...

In our research, we identified commonalities across autistic adults’ experiences of burnout. The person may have difficulty ...

A non verbal autistic boy amazed his parents after suddenly shouting his own doughnut order at a drive thru. Seven year old Maverick Frey rarely speaks, but confidently yelled his order after being ...

One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood. Those who grow up ...