The prodigies included in the study [PDF] are all famous ... In the general population, by contrast, about 1 in 88 people have either autism or Asperger’s.

“Autistic and non-Autistic people have vastly different experiences of the world,” Dr. Alex Fox, PsyD, says. “With such different perspectives and frames of reference, interactions aren't ...

RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers By Bradley J. Irish , Arizona State University April 29, 2025 ...

King's research into the subject of ableism against neurodiverse people confirms Graham's observations. "Psychologists, family members, doctors, lawyers and politicians have all-too-often defined ...

It's also been a space for people who were diagnosed with autism early in life. Cory Singer was diagnosed with autism at age 4. Now 27, he says TikTok has played "a huge part" in his life.

That's what autistic people like Eric Garcia want people to remember as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spreads misinformation about what he calls an “autism epidemic. ...

The definition of autism has not been static. The first studies to describe autism appeared in the 1930s and 1940s, says Francesca Happé, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at King's College ...

A higher percentage of autistic people identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) than the general population, according to research studies.