An autistic woman with a learning disability was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years, starting when ...

"It is OK to seek a diagnosis as an adult. I think it still has a stigma against it. There are a lot of people that think, 'What's the point?''" ...

Today, 1 in 36 children receive an autism diagnosis, and rates of diagnosis were up 175% between 2011 and 2022, specifically rising in girls and women, according to a recent JAMA study.

Sade Stewart was arrested and charged with child endangerment after her 3-year-old autistic nephew was found wandering alone ...

A recent study, "Exploring the Lived Experiences of Autistic Women: A Thematic Synthesis" (Gosling, Hartley, & Purrington, 2024), brings much-needed attention to the unique challenges faced by ...

Childbirth is often described as one of life's most profound experiences, but for many, it can be fraught with anxiety, pain and trauma. Autism is a lifelong neurotype, which affects around 3% of ...

Autism is a lifelong neurotype, which affects around 3% of people. It is linked to differences in communication and sensory processing. Women have historically been underdiganosed with autism ...

An autistic woman with a learning disability spent 45 years of her life wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital. The ...

A NON-VERBAL autistic woman was wrongly locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years. The patient, referred to as ...

New research from Denmark suggests that a mother's diet during pregnancy—specifically a Western-style diet high in fat and ...