Anxiety disorders are prevalent in both children and adults with autism spectrum disorder but while anxiety can affect anyone, it is particularly high in autistic individuals, with estimates suggesting over 50% experience it in their lifetime. Anxiety in autism: Identifying symptoms and effective coping mechanisms In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Lalit Mittal, Consultant - Dept of Pediatrics at …
Adults with autism are only slightly less accurate at reading people's facial emotions compared to their non-autistic peers, according to new research. Identifying facial emotion expressions may alter how we view autism: Research Recent studies show we may need to revise widely accepted notions that adults diagnosed with autism experience difficulties when it comes to recognizing social emotions. But autistic …
