For many, fireworks can be an exciting way to celebrate a holiday, but for pets and those with special needs like autism, ...

Scientists at Autism Research Center at Cambridge University have designed a program involving cartoons to help autistic children identify emotions better. Alex Murphy, mother of an autistic child ...

2. Machine learning identifies autism-linked genes through brain scans. In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances, researchers used brain imaging and machine learning to detect ...

Neurotypical people have spent a long time believing people with autism struggle to pick up on social and emotional cues. According to new research, this isn't always the case.

New PBS Kids cartoon features main characters with autism “Carl the Collector” is aimed at 4-to-8-year-olds and was designed to celebrate the variety and potential of neurodivergent kids.

Cartoons shed light on autism. Maggie Wittlin 12:00 am, Feb 23, 2005. Seeing kids getting excited about cartoons is hardly cause for alarm, ... The amygdala is an area of the brain involved in ...

Neurodivergent And Autistic People Are Better At Reading Cartoon Emotions, Study Finds ... autism, Emotions, facial expressions, facial cues, neurodiversity. Facebook Facebook.

A project that has helped a small group of autistic children understand more about human emotions is being launched nationwide. The project uses cartoons narrated by the actor Stephen Fry to help ...

Teaching emotions has been part of autism curriculums for decades. I remember dated flashcards with pictures of faces and asking students to identify which emotion was being expressed on the card ...

It turns out that putting a human face on a cartoon train, bus or tram can help children with autism understand emotions. THE Reverend W. Awdry, the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, ...

The research from academics based at the universities of Bath, and Cardiff, finds that whereas men have lower emotional needs, women report greater need to engage in emotional experiences.