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

A study published last year in JAMA Network Open showed a 452 per cent increase in autism diagnoses among adults age 26 to 34 from 2011 to 2022. Some traits of autism can go unnoticed until adulthood, ...

Molly Siobhan Parker is on a quest to dispel myths around autism - especially autistic women. She was diagnosed at the age of 22 and is one of a growing number of newly-diagnosed adults.

ElliQ is an empathetic care companion designed for older adults aging independently at home. (Image courtesy of Intuition Robotics) A large-scale longitudinal study published in The Gerontologist has ...

Communication is vital to expressing and getting what we want and need, bonding with other people and navigating the world in which we live. But, by definition, autistic people often deal with ...

There is no difference over time in the spatial working memory of older people who have autistic traits and those who are neurotypical, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The new research, ...

Some autistics can tap into extraordinary sensory abilities, but scientific stigma and the fear of being overpathologized may ...

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 ...

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 ...

Entrepreneur Natasha Nelson always knew she was different. The 35-year old from Stone Mountain, Georgia, struggled with establishing social norms. She found small talk difficult, and couldn’t ...