If you have ever seen a child rapidly flapping their hands or rocking back and forth, you may have wondered what it means.

Subtle differences in how people grasp everyday objects may help identify autism, according to a new study published in Autism Research. By analyzing the fine motor movements of young adults during a ...

Most people take for granted which hand they use to reach for a cup of coffee or a puzzle piece. However, a new study out of York University suggests that for autistic individuals, which hand they use ...

Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major challenge, but new research shows that how young adults, and potentially children, grasp objects could offer a simpler way to diagnose ...

OUR understanding of autism has come a long way, and increasingly, studies suggest there’s not one single type of the ...

Some teenagers with autism use a different set of eye-movement patterns from their non-autistic counterparts while recognizing faces, according to James McPartland, Ph.D., Harris Professor in the Yale ...

How we building things, such as a Lego model, shows some reduced right-hand specialization in adults with autism compared to the control group. TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2026 – Most people take for granted ...