Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people.

In her 2022 book "Visual Thinkers: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think In Pictures, Patterns and Abstractions," animal behavior scientist and autism rights advocate Temple Grandin described how there ...

Autism Acceptance Month – a shift from the prior messaging of April as Autism Awareness Month reflects the importance of making space for all kinds of minds, including those with autism spectrum ...

There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think – and act – differently. As a scholar of popular culture, I’ve long been ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American To many, Temple Grandin is the public face of ...

At Shanghai’s Aihao Center, parents and teachers are equipping autistic children with the skills they need to thrive in ...

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

Autism, which is referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Soohyun Cho, Michigan State University (THE CONVERSATION) There never seems to be a ...