Elías López had always sensed an invisible gulf separating him from other people. He spent most of his childhood in Mexico City alone, writing long science-fiction stories or rearranging his toys by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When we try to learn something new, our curiosity ...

The education of autistic children and young people in western societies has been heavily influenced by a medicalised understanding of autism. This means considering autism as a disorder, with a focus ...