Hiki, the first dating and friendship app specifically for the autistic community, launched publicly July 16. The mobile app aims to foster romantic and platonic relationships between adults with autism -- the fastest-growing developmental disability in the world.

Can an autistic child be social?

Most children with autism are very keen to have friends and interact socially, but often have difficulties knowing how to make, and keep, friends. Social graces dont come naturally to people with autism, so they often need to be explicitly taught the hidden social rules.