Social communication and interaction skills can be challenging for people with ASD. Examples of social communication and social interaction characteristics related to ASD can include People with ASD ...

Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) causes severe social anxiety and a fear of judgment. This leads to a person isolating themselves from others and avoiding social situations. People with AVPD often ...

Although difficulties with social communication are symptomatic of both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia, symptoms of ASD typically occur during early childhood, whereas most symptoms ...

Social anxiety disorder causes people to feel uncomfortable and self-conscious in social situations. Social anxiety disorder is extremely common affecting 15 million American adults. Being shy is not ...

Many therapists tell me that, with hindsight, they're sure that some of their past clients were autistic. These therapists often feel that they used to have preconceptions about how autistic people ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways People with schizoid personality disorder often show little emotion and ...