"High-functioning autism" describes autistic people who can complete some daily tasks and blend into society. People with high-functioning autism can have trouble starting conversations and ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder now affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the CDC’s 2025 ADDM ...
Many adults are discovering their autism diagnosis in their 30s, revealing long-hidden neurodevelopmental challenges and the ...
In his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the US reflect a ...
Global functioning is a measure of the severity of mental illness that provides an overall picture of a person’s combined psychological, social, and occupational functioning, and reveals how well or ...
Imagine going through life knowing you experience the world differently than the average person, but not knowing why. Perhaps you don’t understand why loud noises, such as balloons popping, are ...