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.

Students with disabilities in an ordinary environment attend a class at a middle School with an Inclusive Pole of Localized Accompaniment (PIAL) in Ambarès-et-Lagrave, near Bordeaux, southwestern ...

The voice actor behind SpongeBob SquarePants "never meant" to go public with his recent revelation about the iconic character being autistic after his comments went viral. SpongeBob SquarePants voice ...

Autistic adults' suicide rates are three times higher than that of the normal population, and autistic women have almost double the suicide rates of autistic men (South, Costa, and McMorris, 2021).

As an autistic woman who has a full time job, lives on my own and even manages to blend in fairly well in social settings when I have the energy, my life has been a series of contradictions. I’ve been ...

These character traits might mean you are autistic. This is how to get diagnosed - More adults than ever seeking truths about being on the autism spectrum ...

Emotion regulation is a universal challenge for adults and children alike and the primary reason why individuals seek psychological support. Autistic children’s emotion regulation is impacted by ...

Autistic people are up to four times more likely to experience loneliness than non-autistic people. Despite enduring stereotypes that autistic people lack the desire for meaningful social connections, ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at ...

In making unsupported claims about autism, the Trump administration is "pointing the finger" at parents and making them feel guilty, says autism community advocate Colin Killick.