Does your kid have questions about autism? Experts suggest using conscious language and exploring autism-affirming resources ...

More than one in 100 people are believed to be autistic. Here we look at what it is, how it is medically diagnosed and how it can make people feel.

Since diagnostic criteria for autism was established based on men, autism can be especially difficult to identify in women.

The simple idea of an empathy deficit in autism is false. Recent research reveals that at least one type of empathy is associated with autistic traits. Further, processes that co-occur with ...

She is, however, critical of the support offered to people after their diagnosis. She wanted advice from a specialist about ...

Joshua was 15 when he triggered one of WA's most significant public health data breaches. His story highlights the challenges ...

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of referring to someone who is “neurodivergent.” The term was coined in ...

The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become "part of everyday language" since the phrase was coined in the ...

My travels with autism started long before my diagnosis at the age of three years and three months. My family noticed autistic features from around 15 months of age. I never looked at people and did ...

I wasn’t looking for a diagnosis in April of 2004 when I began reading a New York Times article on Asperger’s syndrome — then psychiatry’s label for a less-disabling form of autism. But soon after ...

New research has revealed that people with similar levels of autistic traits are more attracted to each other, and their brains synchronize in unique ways during passive and active communication. The ...

Could autism explain Virginia Woolf’s unique voice? Her extraordinary eye for detail and connections suggests it might ...