Autistic people may have an unusual pattern of nonverbal communication. Autistic adults often have strong preferences for routines and can become stressed if routines change. Autistic adults may have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Girls with autism often use masking to appear more socially ...

A large international study has found that autism and psychosis may be connected at both symptom and diagnostic levels.

Although childhood somatic conditions contribute to adult psychiatric conditions, autistic people show elevated psychiatric ...

A study of quarter of a million people with autism, intellectual disabilities or both has found that their risk of developing symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease is three times that in the ...