Societal stigma against autistic people may influence how much effort individuals put into 'prosocial' or charitable ...

A youth worker has described how an autism diagnosis became the "catalyst" to a career helping others. James Dowdle works ...

What if you didn’t have to suppress your true self, communication style, and identity so that others would accept you?

Speech ability can also change depending on the environment. For example, being in a loud and bright space like a hospital or ...

These character traits might mean you are autistic. This is how to get diagnosed - More adults than ever seeking truths about ...

When the controversial show The Telepathy Tapes hit the airwaves in late 2024, it did what few podcasts manage to do: make ...

Everywhere you turn, autism is in the news, for all the wrong reasons. This current administration not only rekindled this bonfire but also is dousing it with fuel. A recent announcement claiming that ...

Akron-based autism advocates are refuting claims by President Trump and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that vaccines and ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus ...

And he repeated the debunked claim that vaccines lead to autism. Beyond the blatant misinformation and willful ignorance, ...

In making unsupported claims about autism, the Trump administration is "pointing the finger" at parents and making them feel guilty, says autism community advocate Colin Killick.

With national increased prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder comes great local need for resources in Southwest Florida.