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IF you’ve spent any time on social media, you’ll likely have come across videos titled “the signs you’re autistic” and “why ...
Autistic individuals deserve safety, not suspicion. Informed crisis intervention can reshape community policing.
While autism is characterised by a desire for sameness and a focus on details, ADHD is defined by impulsivity and difficulty focusing.” ...
That’s almost exactly the rate of autism diagnosis we find in the United States today — another piece of evidence that while the official statistics can vary widely, the underlying incidence ...
The increased rate of diagnoses of autism in adult women doesn't necessarily mean more people are being born with autism. Experts explain the uptick.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing nuance in these conversations.
Autism spectrum disorder is a term used to describe a constellation of early-appearing social communication deficits and repetitive sensory–motor behaviours associated with a strong genetic component ...
For many decades it was thought that men were very much more likely to be autistic than women. Some studies placed the ratio ...
About half of autistic adults were diagnosed when they were in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. Getting an autism diagnosis in adulthood led to a new understanding of themselves.