Aimee Grant receives funding from The Wellcome Trust and UKRI. People rarely mention autistic joy. However, a 2024 study found that most autistic people often experience joy, with one participant in ...

When you talk to a child as an adult, you unconsciously change the way you speak. It is often thought that such adjustments are more difficult for autistic people, but new research shows that this ...

When Mattel announced its autistic Barbie last month, the response was immediate and largely celebratory. Headlines praised the doll as a milestone for inclusion. Social media applauded it as a sign ...

When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an ...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced what it called a "landmark settlement" with Express Scripts over insulin pricing. The settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging that Express Scripts' conduct ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. Autistic participants tended to rely on different ...

Sondra Williams is no stranger to medical diagnoses and treatments. As a teenager and young adult, she spent a decade in and out of mental-health facilities, medicated for conditions including ...

David Lynch‘s unproduced scripts for Unrecorded Night, a miniseries he shopped around in recent years, may see the light of day. The late filmmaker’s daughter, Jennifer, wrote on Reddit that she and ...

I am oftentimes asked whether autistic individuals exhibit narcissistic characteristics. Autism and narcissism are distinct conditions that are often misunderstood and stigmatised. Autism is a ...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a landmark settlement with Express Scripts, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, requiring sweeping changes aimed at lowering insulin costs ...

The FTC first sued Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, and Optum in 2024, claiming anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices surrounding insulin. “Caremark, [Express Scripts], and Optum—as medication ...

The report analysed more than 4,000 responses from autistic people who had thoughts of suicide Faster diagnosis and tailored mental health support is needed to help prevent suicides among people with ...