High sensitivity is one of the most misunderstood traits in the world. People often see sensitivity as fragility or emotional instability, when in reality it is a sign of deep awareness, heightened ...

Source: Pexels In 2021, we published a piece titled ‘No, being autistic is not the same as being highly sensitive’, an article that has now been read over 100,000 times, indicating this is a topic ...

If you're a highly sensitive person (HSP), you may already know that high sensitivity is often compared to autism. This can be surprising—the signs of the two traits are very different. But both have ...

Elham Assary receives funding from The Wellcome Trust. Michael Pluess receives funding from Jacobs Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and Elrha. People differ substantially in how much they’re ...