Autism is clinically defined by impairments in social communication, leading to assumptions that individuals with autism are less effective communicators. But a new study challenges this notion.

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(Alex and Maria photo/Shutterstock) This finding directly contradicts current medical thinking that defines autism by “persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction.” Yet when ...