Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. With nearly 78% of autistic children experiencing a ...

People with autism, approximately 2 percent of the population, possess social and communicative differences as well as restricted interests and repetitive behaviours (American Psychiatric Association, ...

As a psychologist as well as a linguist, I am fascinated by the idea of how music and language can shape our brain, and how our brain attunes to musical and speech sounds differently. I study this ...

Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Parents can learn how to give effective therapy to their children with autism, a new study in the Journal of Child ...

Liz Pellicano receives funding from the Medical Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Clothworkers' Foundation, Pears Foundation and various autism charities. Words matter.

Autistic young people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties than their non-autistic peers.1,2 Beyond innate neurodevelopmental differences, environmental factors, especially the school ...