Dear Eric: I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as an adult at 23 (I’m 27 now) and have been encountering an issue that is really bothering me. A few times, I have been told that I’m ...
Many of the autistic adult clients who come to my organization for coaching didn’t know they were autistic until their 20s, 30s, 40s or even later. For most of them, learning they are autistic later ...
An analysis of U.S. Medicaid data found that 26.7% of autistic adults without intellectual disability had an ADHD diagnosis.
By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy ...
Autistic adults often possess strengths like hyperfocus, pattern recognition, and attention to detail. Identifying and ...
Adult children cutting ties with parents is not a new phenomenon. A 2020 study found that 10% of Americans were estranged from a parent or child (Pillemar, 2020). This situation may be even more ...
This study is for caregivers of minimally-speaking or non-speaking autistic children or adults. Caregivers must understand sufficient English to complete the online study. The person you care for must ...
I am an autistic adult who also has ADHD and I would like to say something about the remarks that our president has made about autism and the use of Tylenol by pregnant women. Whenever my mom was ...