Speak to your GP or health professional if you or your child has signs of autism. (Getty Images) With celebrities including Christine McGuinness – who didn't get diagnosed until she was 33 – talking ...

TRADITIONALLY, women and gender-diverse people were less likely to be identified as autistic because they didn’t fit the ...

When there are fewer dendritic spines, fewer synapses are formed, and brain cells struggle to communicate properly. This ...

Stimming – short for “self-stimulatory behaviour” – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and is commonly regarded in ...

'AuDHD' is a popular, yet unofficial, term used by people who have been diagnosed with autism and ADHD -Credit:Getty ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and autism are conditions the ...

AUTISM and ADHD are neurodevelopmental conditions that affect people’s communication, attention and behaviour. But scientists ...

Autism might begin in the gut — not the brain. A new study has found autistic children have [distinctly] different bacteria in their stomachs compared to kids without the condition. The researchers ...

A SPECIAL alert card is being introduced to help autism sufferers alert emergency services to their condition. The Essex Autistic Society has worked with police in Essex and Suffolk to develop the ...

TELLING children that Father Christmas isn’t real can prove to be a difficult situation for parents, but one mum couldn’t wait to tell her daughter the truth. Miriam Gwynne explained why she felt she ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Stimming – short for“self-stimulatory behaviour” – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and ...

TELLING children that Father Christmas isn’t real can prove to be a difficult situation for parents, but one mum couldn’t wait to tell her daughter the truth. Miriam Gwynne explained why she felt she ...