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 ...
New research identifies four presentations of autism based on genetics, behaviors and the ages when symptoms first appeared.
It is a common stereotype that autistic people do not have empathy. This stereotype is false and not backed up by the latest ...
An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the ...
On April 16, Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made some scientifically unfounded comments about the cause of autism, calling rising autism rates an epidemic. He went on to ...
As more research is done into ADHD and autism for humans, researchers say they see similar behavioral patterns in dogs as ...