Common signs of autism include trouble with social communication and a fixation on certain routines or topics — Nelson says ...

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

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

When I meet recently diagnosed autistic people—either those who have been formally diagnosed or those who have chosen to self-diagnose—they often ask me: How should I share my diagnosis? Many autistic ...

Meltdown is a word often associated with autism. Many people may think of meltdowns as something that happens exclusively to children—but individuals with autism may well experience meltdowns as ...

Autism is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that there are about 5,437,988 adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...

Dear Eric: I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as an adult at 23 (I’m 27 now ... with other people with ASD and have found that this is something other autistic people run into as well ...

A new marketing campaign by a Port Washington nonprofit aims to highlight the capabilities of adults on the autism spectrum in the workplace. Kelli Fisher, 34, is the creative mind behind a new ...

It was a gloomy Thursday afternoon on Aug. 31, 2017. My wife, Jessica, and I were sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting to speak with a the nurse practitioner who specializes in child development, who ...