Researchers Trystan Loustau and Liane Young explore how autism can buffer against the negative impact of social comparisons.

Despite decades of extensive research, the precise causes of autism are still a mystery. About 1 in 36 US children have been ...

Bilingualism boosts cognitive skills in autistic children, enhancing executive function and perspective-taking.

A neuroimaging study of over 200 individuals with autism found no evidence of atypical functional connectivity in the amygdala, a brain region critical for processing emotions, particularly fear, and ...

An older adult’s swallowing function is associated with lower social interaction levels, a new study finds. People with swallowing problems who lived at home laughed less than those without ...

New psychology research suggests that children who speak multiple languages may have improved cognitive skills. New research ...

The study suggests that mutations in the Usp9X gene could be a potential cause of autism. These mutations disrupt the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered new insights into the mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified neurons that are essential for mice to engage in social interactions ...

The one-minute video game can distinguish neurologically normal children and children with ADHD from children with autism.

Rampant misinformation linking autism to vaccination has circulated for decades. The latest iteration spreading online ...