Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Mild autism is unofficially used to describe level 1 autism, or ...

STEPHANIE Davis has bravely admitted she has high functioning autism, adding that she used alcohol to calm her anxiety. Hollyoaks actress Stephanie, 26, has said she used to”self-medicate” and “drink ...

Many psychiatric diagnoses are sometimes amended with the curious adjective "high-functioning." Thus, someone may identify themselves (or someone else), as a "high-functioning" alcoholic, or as having ...

Students with high-functioning autism (HFA) often excel academically but face hidden challenges in social interaction, sensory processing, and emotional regulation. These challenges can be addressed ...

People assume I can deal with whatever life throws up (Picture: Dave Anderson for Metro.co.uk) The problem with High Functioning Autism (HFA) is in the name. Too many people equate it with ‘freakishly ...

A team of UCLA scientists has found that brain areas linked to social behaviors are both underdeveloped and insufficiently networked in youths with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...