Medically reviewed by Aleesha Grier, PsyD Autism symptoms in adults often include social communication difficulties, ...

Autism is now used to describe people with an extremely wide range of abilities and support needs. Some autistic people need ...

Why the unwritten rules of "fitting in" quietly drain autistic adults—and what happens when they finally stop playing along.

The number of recorded autism diagnoses has risen enormously. During the 1960s, about 4 in every 10,000 children in the ...

Autistic people are more likely to report suicide-related behaviors and psychological distress irrespective of previous traumatic experiences, according to new research from the University of ...

Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...

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 ...

When you talk to a child as an adult, you unconsciously change the way you speak. It is often thought that such adjustments are more difficult for autistic people, but new research shows that this ...

Blocking the glycine transporter SLC6A20 restored important brain signaling and improved social, communication, and ...