ATLANTA (AP) — Natasha Nelson, a 35-year old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, Georgia, didn't have an innate sense of social norms. She didn't know why people meeting for the first time would choose to ...

When you finally receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis that reflects your strengths and the challenges you face, it can be ...

One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood. Those who grow up ...

Many of the autistic adult clients who come to my organization for coaching didn’t know they were autistic until their 20s, 30s, 40s or even later. For most of them, learning they are autistic later ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have seen videos on social media where people detail the signs that made them realize they’re autistic. Viewers are ...

PROVO, Utah — Utah has one of the highest rates of autism in the United States — nearly 3% of adults on the autism spectrum, according to the CDC's 2023 study. On Friday and Saturday, a convention ...

Amanda Alonzo’s son was about 2 years old when he underwent an autism assessment. During the process, doctors peppered Alonzo with queries about behaviors of her son’s that were associated with autism ...

Communication is vital to expressing and getting what we want and need, bonding with other people and navigating the world in which we live. But, by definition, autistic people often deal with ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...

The study of aging in adults with autism, particularly in relation to language and cognitive challenges, represents a rapidly evolving field within ...

New research from UC Santa Cruz shows incremental improvements in the representation of autistic adults in film, television, books, media coverage, and advocacy organization websites. The study, ...