John Frizzell always had a feeling he was different. The Hollywood film score composer could rattle off facts about chess puzzles, Immanuel Kant’s synthetic a priori knowledge and other esoteric ...

In recent years, a lot of attention has been paid to the difficulties of children on the autism spectrum. Less thought has focused on the issues that these children may face as they enter adulthood.

Adult autism diagnosis is becoming increasingly common as awareness grows and diagnostic criteria evolve. Understanding what this means can be life-changing for many individuals who have spent years ...

Most of Diana’s 59 years were spent trying to figure out a social world that mystified her. Finally, well into middle age, she received a diagnosis that explained her struggles ─ autism. She learned ...

Adults with PDA autism can build fulfilling lives through self-acceptance, low-demand environments, and strategies that honor ...

Diagnosis rates among 26 to 34-year-olds rose 450% over a decade. One in four women with autism is now diagnosed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As an adult with autism, Dr. Kerry Magro fields at least 100 messages a month from parents whose children are the autism spectrum.

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 ...

More U.S. adults than ever before have autism, and many are being diagnosed not as children, but in later years. While the data don’t pinpoint how many people are over age 18 when diagnosed, clinical ...

MARTHA HALLORAN IS 26 YEARS OLD, AND SHE’S BEEN PART OF THE NASHOBA LEARNING GROUP FOR MOST OF HER LIFE. WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO ON FRIDAYS AND ON TUESDAYS? WARREN CHILL. VOLUNTEERING. YOU GOT IT.

A new study has found that a formal diagnosis of autism, rather than the degree of autistic traits a person displays, is a ...