And his smile? It speaks volumes. "As the puzzle unfolds for people with autism, we can see … these individuals are not much different from us," wrote Lou Berman.

The DVD teaches autistic children how to recognize emotions like happiness, anger and sadness through the exploits of vehicles including a train, a ferry, and a cable car.

More boys and men have traditionally been diagnosed with autism than girls and women. That’s because researchers have mostly studied males, and symptoms vary by gender, cognitive neuroimaging ...

Busits’ experience reflects a growing body of research highlighting the connection between people with autism spectrum disorder who identify as asexual or aromantic. A 2009 study about ...

Voices: I’m autistic. Here are four things I want you to understand about me. First: There are as many different ways to be autistic as there are to be neurotypical.