Whether catching up with a friend in the grocery store or talking to a family member offering their support, Anne Couldridge, who is a full-time caregiver for her 24-year-old autistic son, Connor, ...

“What strikes me most about this crisis is the ordinary amid the extraordinary." April is recognized as World Autism Month and is usually filled with special events to mark the occasion, including ...

Life, for me, is an ongoing journey of self-awareness. As I have new experiences, or look back at old ones, I continue to discover new facets to my experience of autism. This facet is one that is ...

The summer that my autistic son Nat turned twenty-five, our lives changed in a completely different, unexpected direction: health issues. I think I started noticing something was happening with Nat in ...

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

Thank you to Liz Kowalczyk and the Globe Spotlight Team for their article about children and adults with autism spectrum disorder and safety issues in group homes (“Families confront system in turmoil ...

Throughout the study, the research team compared findings for autistic adults—who were nearly 1.5 times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days—to those from adults with ADHD, ...

Psychological therapy offered in primary care and via community mental health care services might provide declines in depression or anxiety in autistic adults; however, the recovery rate is well below ...

The research team was surprised to find that in autistic adults, women had greater rates and odds of readmission than autistic men. "This is the opposite of what is seen in non-autistic populations, ...