The prevalence of autism in the United States remained relatively stable from 2014 to 2016, according to a new analysis. The results were published January 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchers report the frequency of autism in the U.S. as 2.24 percent in 2014, 2.41 percent in 2015 and 2.76 percent […]

EDINBURGH – Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have built Alyx, a robot colleague that teaches autistic people to recognise social cues. Alyx was designed to help adults with autism acquire this vital skill in the workplace. Unemployment rates among autistic adults is high – only around 16 per cent are in full-time paid work. […]

SINGAPORE – Shopping in a bright and noisy environment is usually difficult for the family of 10-year-old Jonathan Liu. The Minds Towner Gardens School pupil has autism. “If we are out shopping with him normally, it is just grab and go – it is difficult to get him to stop walking around,” said his mother Ivy […]

Just three weeks after its September debut, The Good Doctor – a drama about a gifted young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome – became the most-watched show on American network television. Its 17 to 18 million viewers each episode set new records for prime-time TV, making it one of the biggest breakout hits of […]

Parents of children with special needs will receive more guidance at the pre-primary level in choosing suitable schools, as part of recommendations by an advisory panel. Those who need homeschooling or are deemed unsuitable to attend any national primary schools – including special education ones – could be exempted from attending publicly funded schools, despite […]