The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced it is probing the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths or disappearances of 10 U.S. nuclear or aerospace research scientists in recent years. Republican Congressman James... Read more »
(By Eva Ritvo, MD and Stephanie Lechich, PhD) When Dr. L walked into her dinner meeting at 10 weeks pregnant, she hesitated before speaking. A clinical psychologist with a busy practice, she’d... Read more »
For decades, autistic individuals have been left out of contributing to research that ultimately impacts them. If you are autistic or love someone who is, you may have felt a deep disconnect... Read more »
A massive new critical review has taken a deep dive into over 300 studies to see if we truly understand the phenomenon of autistic camouflaging (or “masking”). The authors found that while... Read more »
When it comes to autism research, we often only hear from those who can most easily navigate the academic world. This leaves those with the highest support needs on the outside looking... Read more »
Most scientific studies are designed with the “average” brain in mind. This often leaves neurodivergent individuals struggling to adapt to a world that was not built for them. A new methodological approach... Read more »
THE KEY DISCOVERIES The 11% Factor: While most believe negative emotions are purely harmful, 11% of studied work scenarios showed that these feelings directly produced beneficial outcomes like increased effort and better... Read more »
On December 14, we learned of the violent, untimely deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner. In the days since, their son Nick has been arrested and charged with their murders. If it... Read more »
Companies are often desperate for innovation and claim to want “out-of-the-box” thinkers to solve complex problems. Yet, their interview process requires rigid eye contact, rapid-fire social cues, and conventional small talk. The... Read more »
Recent advances in brain research have confirmed for us that there are qualitative differences between the brain of an adolescent and that of an adult, impacting the way adolescents remember, think, reason,... Read more »