Editor’s Note: This article uses both person-first and identity-first language, in keeping with the latest conversations among autism communities and advocates. It’s rare to see autism portrayed in ...

Adult autism diagnosis is becoming increasingly common as awareness grows and diagnostic criteria evolve. Understanding what this means can be life-changing for many individuals who have spent years ...

Receiving a medical diagnosis later in life can be a deeply emotional and eye-opening experience, finally bringing answers to questions that went unanswered for decades.

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

“I am crying while I watch this. I feel understood for the first time in my life,” wrote a woman after watching the TEDx talk “Invisible Diversity: A Story of Undiagnosed Autism” by Carrie ...

Meltdown is a word often associated with autism. Many people may think of meltdowns as something that happens exclusively to children—but individuals with autism may well experience meltdowns as ...

Meet Annmarie Houle and her son Evan Volpert. Evan, 26, is on the autism spectrum. He became critically ill a couple of years ago and was placed in a medically induced coma.

A new marketing campaign by a Port Washington nonprofit aims to highlight the capabilities of adults on the autism spectrum in the workplace. Kelli Fisher, 34, is the creative mind behind a new ...

Black women and girls on the spectrum have long been under-diagnosed and overlooked. A diagnosis arrives late for many of them — or not at all.

For years the treatment of autism has been dominated by a single treatment modality called applied behavioral analysis (ABA). ABA is a treatment modality that was designed for children in the early ...