New research addresses limitations of prior autism spectrum disorder (ASD) studies on facial emotion recognition by using five distinct facial emotions in unfamiliar and familiar (mom) faces to test ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Pennsylvania State Police on Monday unveiled a new informational card for people on the autism spectrum to use during any encounter with officers. The card is meant to allow ...

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A new study has challenged the long-held assumption that autistic people are emotionally stunted, finding that, in fact, people with autism experience complex emotions. It’s hoped these findings will ...

Angry facial expressions produced at real world speeds are harder for people with autism to recognize than other facial expressions, a new study finds. Both the intensity of an expression and the ...

There is a persistent stereotype that people with autism are individuals who lack empathy and cannot understand emotion. It’s true that many people with autism don’t show emotion in ways that people ...

Every year on April 2, we observe World Autism Awareness Day. The tradition has continued for the past 17 years since the United Nations General Assembly unanimously dedicated the day to not only ...