Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It's so common, in fact, that it's one of the central criteria for an autism diagnosis.

There are two components to an autism diagnosis. The first is called “criteria” which includes social communication difficulties and restrictive and repetitive behaviors. The second is a “specifier” ...

Social pragmatic communication disorder is a type of communication disorder affecting social communications. We discuss symptoms, treatment, and more.

SCD, which doctors may also call pragmatic communication disorder, causes difficulties with language, social communication, and understanding social norms in people who are intellectually typical.

Social communication difficulties have always been considered a prime characteristic of many people diagnosed with autism.

Borderline autism is not a diagnosis — it is an informal term some people may use to describe mild symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social communication difficulties and repetitive ...

Washington, May 1, 2018 Children who have difficulties with social communication have a higher risk of self-harm with suicidal intent by the age of 16 years compared to those without, reports a ...

New research led by The University of Manchester aims to help children with 'hidden' speech and language problems. Children with social communication disorder (SCD) find it hard to understand and ...

Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It's so common, in fact, that it's one of the central criteria for an autism diagnosis.

Social communication difficulties have always been considered a prime characteristic of many people diagnosed with autism. And while the term social communication may seem redundant since ...