For decades, we've been told that autistic people lack empathy. This assumption is embedded into diagnostic criteria. It shapes how society views autism and how autistic people are represented in ...

Empathy is the ability to understand and be sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another. It is a common stereotype that autistic people do not have empathy. This stereotype is ...

Students with disabilities in an ordinary environment attend a class at a middle School with an Inclusive Pole of Localized Accompaniment (PIAL) in Ambarès-et-Lagrave, near Bordeaux, southwestern ...

A central diagnostic and anecdotal feature of autism is difficulty with social communication (Williams et al., 2021)—not only in terms of social expectation, but also through the very structures of ...

The double empathy problem shows that communication issues between neurotypes are about differences, not deficits. Empathy is easier with those who are similar to us, which can make understanding ...

Join us in welcoming two content experts from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute as they preview the Introduction to the Science and Lived Experience of Autism (ISLEA) program. ISLEA is designed to ...

Researchers and clinicians outline how autistic adults navigate communication, routine, and sensory input, highlighting ...

New research in Biological Psychiatry reveals that individuals with similar levels of autistic traits are more attracted to each other, and their brains synchronize in unique ways during passive and ...

New research has revealed that people with similar levels of autistic traits are more attracted to each other, and their brains synchronize in unique ways during passive and active communication. The ...