Along with the increased interest in and volume of social cognition research, there has been
higher awareness of a lack of agreement on the concepts and taxonomy used to study social …

Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social
communication and interaction and by repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities …

We meta-analyzed imaging studies on theory of mind and formed individual task groups
based on stimuli and instructions. Overlap in brain activation between all task groups was …

Should we continue to refer to autism as a 'disease'or 'disorder', or is the framework of
'neurodiversity'a more humane and accurate lens through which to view people with autism …

Developmental psychologists coined the term" theory of mind" to describe how we
understand our shifting mental states in daily life. Over the past twenty years researchers …

Usage of the term 'theory of mind'(ToM) has exploded across fields ranging from
developmental psychology to social neuroscience and psychiatry research. However, its …

Symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autistic spectrum disorder
(ASD) often co-occur. The DSM-IV had specified that an ASD diagnosis is an exclusion …

Successful behavior requires actively acquiring and representing information about the
environment and people, and manipulating and using those acquired representations …

Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are much more common in males, a bias that may offer
clues to the etiology of this condition. Although the cause of this bias remains a mystery, we …

A groundbreaking and challenging examination of the social, cognitive, neurological, and
biological roots of psychopathy, cruelty, and evil Borderline personality disorder, autism …