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 ...

You've likely encountered challenges when working alongside others due to differences in communication style and expectations. When working with autistic individuals, these challenges can become more ...

In a new study, published in PLOS One, autistic adults describe the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication. Researchers from the University of Portsmouth in the United ...

Autistic adults have been shown to struggle with depression, anxiety, and cooccurring posttraumatic stress disorder. Let's discuss a new treatment model.

Most autistic people over the age of 40 are living without an official diagnosis, according to new research in the UK. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at ...

I am a visual thinker, and I sense my world in pictures and images. Initially, speech was just sounds without meaning. Around ...

Researchers reviewed 362 firsthand accounts on the online forum WrongPlanet.net, where autistic adults openly talk about communication challenges. They focused on posts about nonverbal ...

She explained: "Our study confirms what many autistic adults know intimately - that nonverbal communication can feel like decoding a complex, unwritten language in real time.

Thus, it is essential to take a multifaceted approach to supporting autistic adults to ensure their communication success.” The researchers add that autistic people are frequently misunderstood, and ...

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 ...

“Simple adaptations that non-autistic people can make to accommodate communication differences can go a long way toward reducing misunderstandings and including autistic people more fully in the ...