Communication is vital to expressing and getting what we want and need, bonding with other people and navigating the world in which we live. But, by definition, autistic people often deal with ...

Self-determination has been consistently recognized as an important factor in successful transition from school to adulthood.

For years the treatment of autism has been dominated by a single treatment modality called applied behavioral analysis (ABA). ABA is a treatment modality that was designed for children in the early ...

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 might ...

The seven key signs of autism in adults aged 40 and over - Over 90 per cent of people over 40 with autism are undiagnosed ...

The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program ...

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 ...

A new study published in the journal Autism sheds light on how autistic adults navigate the complex and deeply personal ...

John Frizzell always had a feeling he was different. The Hollywood film score composer could rattle off facts about chess puzzles, Immanuel Kant’s synthetic a priori knowledge and other esoteric ...