Many of the autistic adult clients who come to my organization for coaching didn’t know they were autistic until their 20s, 30s, 40s or even later. For most of them, learning they are autistic later ...

In elementary school, Ariel sat alone at a desk in the closet. She could see the class through a two-way mirror, but no one could see her. She doesn’t remember if it was a punishment, but she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While every autistic person is different, common signs of the condition include difficulty in understanding social rules and ...

Clinicians are meeting more and more adult patients who think they "have autism"—but were not diagnosed as children. This apparent increased frequency of adults presenting with self-diagnosed autism ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has long been associated with early childhood diagnosis, but what happens when the signs are missed? For many adults, the realization that they may be on the spectrum ...

Many autistic people over the age of 40 are living without a formal diagnosis, according to new research. A team at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), at King’s College ...