High-functioning autism often goes unnoticed, yet daily work life can involve constant mental effort, masking and sensory ...

Millions of adults with ADHD or autism were never identified as children. Here's what the research says about why — and what finally getting a diagnosis changes ...

Every year, thousands of children miss critical windows for early autism intervention—simply because diagnostic tools rely too much on subjective observation. Once that window closes, the opportunity ...

Autism costs the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) more than $10 billion annually. A record 62,500 people diagnosed with autism were added to the scheme last year. Autism now ...

Because diagnosis has become the gateway to funding, the National Disability Insurance Scheme requires redesign, not ...

February 18, 2010 — Inhaling the hormone oxytocin appears to improve social interactions in adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD), new research suggests. The study showed that ...

Autism is a complex mental health disorder that needs to be understood through its signs and how it affects children and ...

Autistic people may experience heightened menopausal mood and cognitive changes because baseline differences in emotion regulation, executive function and memory are already strained. Hot flashes and ...