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Published online 15 August 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070813-4
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Autistic kids don't catch yawns
Yawning isn't contagious for some of the socially impaired.
Do you feel a yawn coming on just looking at this picture? Yawning is known to be contagious — but the rule doesn't apply to autistic children. This finding could shed light on the social impairments of people with autism.
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