Theory of mind difficulties are likely to be more central to autism than to attention deficit hyperactive disorder, whereas executive function problems are more often associated with the latter.

Theory of mind develops surprisingly early, a book publisher doubles down in defense of a controversial author, and false vaccine news gets a correction.

Women with autism value friendships as much as their neurotypical peers do, but they often have difficulty forming and maintaining them.

In the Strange Stories Film Task, people interpret scenes in a video for white lies, jokes and irony.

People with autism show an atypical pattern of brain activity when trying to adopt another person’s point of view.

Watch the complete replay of Geoff Bird’s webinar on the similarities and differences between autism and alexithymia.

The notion that people with autism lack empathy and cannot recognize other people’s feelings is wrong.

Watch the complete replay of Rebecca Saxe discussing methods for analyzing brain activity during social interactions, and their application in autism research.

On Cayo Santiago island, scientists track the alliances and power struggles of a colony of feral monkeys — collecting data to generate new insights into the social challenges that people with autism face.

Clinicians can use play to deliver therapies that could improve a child’s social skills, language and certain cognitive capacities.