Although autistic people are at increased risk of mental health difficulties such as depression and anxiety, they are less ...

Sensory differences, including hypersensitivity where people experience smells, touch, visuals, taste, and noise far more intensely than most people ... 10 However, many autistic people experience ...

When Eileen Lamb’s toddler son, Charlie, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, she didn’t have a big support network nearby. So, like many other isolated and overwhelmed moms, she ...

Getty Images For most autistic people, their neurodiversity is thought ... even among identical twins where one has been diagnosed, 10% of the time the other one will not be.

Prior to PEOPLE she's written ... premiering March 10. "He's the biggest blessing of my life," she says. He's also the child who has needed her the most. "I'd say the greatest struggle for me ...

The role of these single gene mutations and how they arise is one of the most heavily studied areas ... Because of this, for some autistic people, their families and a number of academic ...