Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Autistic people may have an unusual pattern of nonverbal communication.Autistic adults often have strong preferences for routines and can become ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Natasha Nelson, a 35-year old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, Georgia, didn't have an innate sense of social norms. She didn't know why people meeting for the first time would choose to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) It’s not surprising, then, that unfavorable first impressions create barriers for ...

Restricted and repetitive behaviors, along with strong preferences for sameness in both behavior and environment, are noted as hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured routines ...

The unemployment rate for autistic workers is nearly 40%, one National Library of Medicine study found, far higher than the overall U.S. jobless rate of 4.1% CentralReach in Holmdel develops software ...

When my autistic son Nat was little I quickly figured out that I needed not exactly a village but a stable of helpers to help raise him. Back then, as an involved young mom, most of the people I met ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Cindi May, College of Charleston (THE CONVERSATION) First impressions matter − they ...