Autistics Can Read Nonverbal Cues with Training

A new study says that autistic people can be trained to learn how to read facial expressions and tone of voice.  They took two groups of boys ranging from 7 to 17.  One was a typically developing group of boys while the other group was a group of boys with autistic spectrum disorder.  The boys with ASD were told to focus on facial expressions and tone of voice.  When they were tested again, they showed improvement.