Autism diagnoses have increased sharply in recent decades, leading to speculation that the condition is new or triggered by modern environmental factors. But a comprehensive review of research on ...

Researchers warn this group faces higher risks of poor health, social isolation, suicidal ideation and reduced life ...

“Adults have learned to compensate over time,” said Whitney Ence, a psychologist at the University of California San Francisco who works with autistic adults.

The seven key signs of autism in adults aged 40 and over - Over 90 per cent of people over 40 with autism are undiagnosed ...

Autism in adults is equally challenging for both sufferers and caregivers. This can affect communication, social interaction, learning, behaviour, and understanding.

Even though autism basically remains the same in children and adults, but there is slight difference in symptoms. Also, if there us delayed autism, the cause might also differ in some cases.

If most autistic adults don’t seek treatment for autism, it might be that the symptoms of autism (which may have been extreme in childhood) are moderate to the point of invisibility in adulthood.

Most autistic people receive a diagnosis in childhood, but many adults also live with the condition. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and more.

What we and other parents of individuals with autism want for our children when they grow up is no different than what parents of normally-developing children want. We want them to be physically ...

“When autistic people support each other through shared experiences, we become stronger and more capable,” said Bird Sellergren, founder and executive director of the Bay Area Autism Collective.

Among adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study has shown that those who use Facebook, in moderation, are happier than those who do not. This finding could not be generalized to ...