Gender nonconformity in 7-year-olds may be associated with autistic traits and behavioral difficulties in girls, and with peer relationship problems in boys, according to a new study. Gender ...

Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition, is often associated with difficulties in social communication and repetitive behavior. Previous research reveals that people with ASD ...

A new study found that non-autistic U.K. adults are less able to understand animations (representing specific words) ...

The Advancing the System of Care for Autistic Older Adults (ASC) study explores how health and mental health conditions emerge and change for autistic adults as they grow older. The study uses ...

YOUNGER PERSON WITH AUTISM, BUT DOCTORS SAY MORE ADULTS ARE JUST NOW FINDING OUT THEY HAVE AUTISM. I MET WITH ONE OMAHA WOMAN WHO WASN’T DIAGNOSED UNTIL HER EARLY 30S, AND I TALKED TO A UNMC DOCTOR ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Bluegrass Center for Autism in Louisville officially cut the ribbon on its new Fern Creek facility Wednesday, to provide individual and group behavioral therapy for adults ...

There is no evidence that trauma directly causes autism. However, autistic children and adults may be more vulnerable to traumatic experiences, and adversity may increase autistic traits. Autism ...