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Do People with Autism Experience Emotions Differently?

A common stigma surrounding autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is that people who have it don’t feel “normal” emotions. Neurotypical individuals may believe that people on the autism spectrum either don’t understand other people’s feelings…
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Can People with Autism Tell Jokes and Understand Humor?

A stigma that’s often associated with people who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is that they don’t have a sense of humor. Either they don’t understand humor to begin with or they’re just not funny or interested in such things. Like…
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Can People with Autism Join the Military?

There are so many amazing things that people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can do. Despite the challenges that they face, many have unique and extraordinary skills that they can share with the world. That being said, there are still…
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Can People with Autism Make Friends Easily?

People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often thought to be loners. They tend to spend more time by themselves than their neurotypical peers, seemingly from a very young age. For many people on the autism spectrum, it’s not that…
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Can People with Autism Have Successful Careers?

While people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face deficits in communication and social interaction, they possess many extraordinary skills. The talents that they have, in fact, make them uniquely qualified in many ways to be valuable…