Timely Tests: An earlier diagnosis of autism improves social communication outcomes, but not restricted and repetitive behaviors. FluxFactory / iStock According to a new study, children diagnosed with autism before the age of two and a half show, on average, greater gains in their social skills than children diagnosed later. Early diagnosis is generally considered […]
About 15 years ago, psychologist Geoff Bird began questioning a longstanding tenet in autism research: the idea that all autistic people struggle with empathy. It just didn’t make sense to Bird. In his experience, both autistic and non-autistic people differ greatly in their ability to sense or feel another person’s emotions – the scientific definition […]
