"Why are people so mad at me?" This is a question I asked myself repeatedly growing up. Whether it was my frustrated grade school teacher trying to ask me to put on my shoes only to find I chose not ...

Exclusive: Prof Simon Baron-Cohen says his language was misunderstood and it is a myth that autistic people lack empathy ...

The double empathy problem shows that communication issues between neurotypes are about differences, not deficits. Empathy is easier with those who are similar to us, which can make understanding ...

The idea that autistic people lack empathy is simply short-sighted and non-autistic people may find it just as hard to put themselves in someone else's shoes, a study suggests. A paper in the journal, ...

Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It's so common, in fact, that it's one of the central criteria for an autism diagnosis. For as long as we have been diagnosing ...

How do people successfully interact with those who are completely different from them? And can these differences create social barriers? Social scientists are struggling with these questions because ...