People who have autism feel pain at a higher intensity than others, which is the opposite of what many believe to be true, new research suggests. The prevailing belief is that those with autism ...

People with autism have normal pain thresholds but increased sensitivity to painful stimuli, concludes a study in PAIN. "This evidence demonstrating enhanced pain sensitivity warrants changing the ...

Chronic pain can be debilitating. Source: Pixabay It was a long-held belief that children on the autism spectrum were impervious to pain. Such a view was based on anecdotal observations.

A new study has examined the pain perception among people with autism and found that they experience pain at a higher intensity than the general population and are less adaptable to the sensation.

"Once a sensation is painful, the intensity of these pains might be higher in autistic adults compared to their non-autistic peers," Moore explained. And there is the autism-pain problem.

People with autism feel pain more intensely than others, according to a recent Israeli study that turns on its head the long-held notion that they had significantly reduced awareness of pain.

Israeli scientists have revealed that people with autism experience pain at a higher intensity than the general population. A Tel Aviv University study investigated the prevalent view that people with ...

Children with an autism spectrum disorder may be twice as likely to experience pain as kids without autism, a new study suggests. "Pain is a common but under-recognized experience for children ...

Our Sept. 8 cover story on autism prompted heartfelt responses from parents and professionals who faulted us for whitewashing the disorder. "My son can't communicate or play," wrote one." ...