A recent study has found that some autistic adults report lasting improvements in their mental health and social lives after ...

A former Belfast minister who was diagnosed with autism in his late 50s said he spent many years "masking" his condition.

Knowing how to respond in an emergency is crucial for everyone, but for individuals with autism, high-stress situations can be especially overwhelming.

A 2022 study published by the National Institutes of Health found that autistic people experience an imbalance between ...

A controversial but widely-used form of autism treatment, Parsons believed ABA could be an ideal solution, and at first she ...

My husband “Kurt’s” 70-year-old mother, “Pearl,” moved in with us shortly after her husband passed away last year. Over the ...

The term "neurodivergent" has emerged as a popular buzzword often featured in social media bios. But what does it really mean? How does it relate to individuals who have been formally diagnosed with ...

Experts weigh in on some of the most effective exercises to manage your anxiety, especially at night ... to keep your wake time consistent and understand that you may be tired in the short ...

Just as there are traits that suggest your child might be autistic, there are common developmental signs indicating your toddler is not autistic. A toddler who responds to their name, copies spoken ...

A smile, tears in your eyes or a blush on your cheeks: We understand one another better by mirroring one another's emotions. In her Ph.D. dissertation, Julia Folz concludes that people with autism ...

The following is a summary of “Autism spectrum disorder, social anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorders: beyond the comorbidity,” published in the January 2025 issue of Psychiatry by Dell’Osso et ...

“I’ve been bullied all my life,” says Packham, who endured an awkward time as a youth with undiagnosed autism that left him isolated and angry at the world, and himself. Yet it also gave him ...