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 ...

Reading the news, the prognosis for autistic adults looks like a very mixed bag. On one hand are hopeful stories about Project Search, Autism at Work, and Neurodiversity in school. Those accounts ...

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 ...

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

When considering autism in the context of hospital security, it’s crucial for hospital staff and security personnel to be aware of and sensitive to the unique needs and behaviors of individuals with ...

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, ...

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, ...

"Ma'am, she needs to sit down during take-off or we will be forced to restrain her," said the flight attendant during our (Iqbal) family trip to Disney World. The flight attendant was describing my ...

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 ...

Mental health conditions are common among autistic adults, with 50% of autistic adults having a co-occurring condition, like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...