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Scott Wolfe had just lost his job in 2022 and seemed to be in a never-ending loop. He would apply to jobs, and employers would reach out and conduct interviews. But then silence. “It was a pretty ...

When my colleagues and I asked autistic people and parents of autistic children in Sweden how they feel about genetic research in autism, one response stood out: “I hope genetic research finds new ...

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Suicide in autistic people originates in the inequalities they face across their lives, starting in childhood, and spanning education to employment, and health and social care, a new study by a team ...

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Empathy is the ability to understand and be sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another. It is a common stereotype that autistic people do not have empathy. This stereotype is ...