The breadth of associated traits is why someone with autism is diagnosed with one of three specific levels of severity — as recommended by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and ...

Autism is a difference in how someone’s brain works that shapes how they interact with the world. Clinically, it’s a disorder that affects brain development and causes social communication and ...

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) - Being a sibling to someone with autism or other special needs has its own set of unique challenges, The Superhero Center for Autism says. Though the Superhero Center ...

People with autism may have trouble with: Communication. Communication and understanding others’ thoughts and emotions might be difficult for someone with autism. This makes it hard for them ...

When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum ...

The conversation about suicide and autism is just getting started. When it does, Gupta says, the next question will be if people will listen. Suicide Lifeline: If you or someone you know may be ...

But he sees the neurotypical autism researchers as playing a role ... When I asked him what he says when someone says he doesn’t look autistic (a question many of us get frequently), he ...

As someone with autism, Madison Marilla would often feel left out as her neurotypical friends would get in relationships and go on dates in high school. At the time, she tried to invite some other ...

“I had a picture of what someone with autism looked like, and that did not look like me.” She considered the ways she had compensated in the past in an effort to hide her disability and come ...

Breaking down barriers to screening is the aim, as NHS figures show less than a third of eligible women with a learning ...