For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

Anxiety disorders are very common in autistic kids, affecting about half of all children at some point in time. Autistic children can experience anxiety in their own ways. They might be afraid of ...

Imagine living in a world where your natural way of being is constantly at odds with societal norms. This is a daily reality for many autistic individuals, some of whom use hidden strategies to "fit ...

There are two people whom parents of autistic children dread meeting, writes Michael Fitzpatrick. One is the scientist who believes he has come up with a total theory of autism, but whose heretical ...

A new study found that non-autistic U.K. adults are less able to understand animations (representing specific words) ...

A new episode of The William Gomes Podcast sheds light on one of the most misunderstood aspects of autism: information ...

The intersection of autism and stalking behavior in the context of Title IX is complex and requires a nuanced approach. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in ...

Heather Florio, a CEO, mother, and wife, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 41. She grew up thinking that there was something wrong with her because she was different. Getting her diagnosis has ...