Supported by a $500,000 research grant from the National Institutes of Health, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Emily Prud'hommeaux will examine speech patterns of high-functioning adults with ...

Asperger's syndrome refers to a high-functioning ... male brain theory, which states that men’s general propensity for systematizing and women’s generally propensity for empathizing render ...

High-functioning autism isn’t an official medical diagnosis ... I didn’t always understand when adults asked me to do things, ...

propelled by the diverse nature of autism itself. Proponents of neurodiversity, often high functioning adults with autism, argue that individuals with autism should be embraced for who they are.