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 ...
When Tiffany Hammond was growing up in Texas, in the nineteen-nineties, other children teased her for how she spoke: she talked too softly, she talked in a monotone, she paused too long between words, ...
Research suggests that autistic people have a higher risk for self-harm. Negative and unsupportive environments and challenges with emotional expression and communication may contribute to this ...
Mattel's new Barbie with autism has garnered mixed feelings from people within the autism community. Why?
~ The site's sponsors hope it will promote early diagnosis and treatment. CHICAGO -- What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler ...
SAN ANTONIO – Psychology researcher Ashlee Flanagan set to explore the relationship between black autistic youth and police officers. Flanagan took into account the misinterpretations of autistic ...
For autistic children, receiving more hours of treatment may not lead to better outcomes, according to a new peer-reviewed study by researchers at the nonprofit Catalight Research Institute. The ...
In 1987, a prominent University of California, Los Angeles psychologist published the culmination of his life's work — and spurred headlines across the globe. Ole Ivar Lovaas claimed that delivering a ...
Even great therapists need to understand autistic and ADHD folks better for therapy to be supportive, says one neurodivergent writer. “You need to stop looking for things that are wrong with you. Now ...