For a long time, autism was seen as something that only showed up in boys—and only in childhood. But for thousands of women, the story is different. Quietly, painfully different. They spend decades ...

Life is masking, masking is life,” declared an autistic woman insightfully in a piece of research, testifying to the truth of ...

Autism isn’t just something identified in childhood. Many adults live for years without realizing they’re on the spectrum.

A Doncaster mum who was diagnosed with autism and ADHD after years of trying to understand her condition has written an ...

Diana read a book about girls with a milder form of autism. She recognized herself in those pages, “So much of what I read mirrored my experiences as a child and young adult,” she recalls.

We will highlight relevant publications in this Collection. Autistic people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed they deeply missed not only their close connections but also their ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has long been associated with childhood diagnoses, but as new research shows a shift, a Maryland medical expert is sharing insight into symptoms for adults. A recent ...

Every adult with autism deserves the right kind ... normalise those meltdowns that are a part of their autistic experience. Claire Jack, Ph.D., is a hypnotherapist, life coach, researcher, and ...

“So sometimes you could have a high-functioning adult with autism and not even know that person has autism. And so it’s important for them to express exactly what their experience is. To share ...

The experience of living with autism can vary ... information by consulting a healthcare professional specializing in adult autism.

The problem is, there’s no established procedure for diagnosing ASD in adults. So, adult autism specialists are hard to find. It might be best to ask your primary care doctor or psychologist for ...

The Oxfordshire Adult Autism Diagnostic and Support Service (OAADSS) stopped taking on new patients at the end of November due to the the size of its current waiting list. In documents seen by the ...