What we now call autism has surely been a part of the human condition for as long as human beings have existed. But the way different cultures understand, talk about and treat people who exhibit the ...

Sixteen-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is the symbol of a climate change generation gap, a girl rebuking adults for their inaction in preventing a future apocalypse. Thunberg’s riveting ...

Asperger syndrome or Asperger disorder is one of the many disorders that form the range of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The symptoms of this condition may be present from early in life but the ...

When I was first diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, I was scared. I was definitely not relieved to hear that I was “different” and that my brain was, and always will be, different. I felt like I’d ...

SZA's autism diagnosis was met with widespread criticism, but there's a much bigger conversation we ought to be having! Let's ...

Nita Jackson has Asperger's Syndrome, a socially debilitating condition similar to autism. Nita tells her own story; of how she feels and how she is trying to help people understand her. Can you tell ...

Parents often breathe a sigh of relief when their child takes his first step, speaks her first word, and can spontaneously read his mother’s facial expression. For children with autism, they might ...

Dating isn't easy, and it's even less so when you've got Asperger's, an autism spectrum disorder that can make it hard to read social cues. Jesse Saperstein knows that all too well. In his new book, ...

People with Asperger's syndrome have trouble reading social cues. They can be long-winded, insensitive and impolite, often failing to look people in the eye. They can also produce remarkable creative ...

Asperger's syndrome refers to a high-functioning form of autism. Although it was once classified as its own condition, Asperger’s is no longer an official diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical ...