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 ...

Journalist Sue Nelson was diagnosed with autism late in life – and it made her see some of her childhood habits and preferences in a completely new light. No one knew I was autistic as a child but, ...

A new episode of The William Gomes Podcast offers a compassionate and detailed exploration of how autism shapes everyday life ...

A new episode of The William Gomes Podcast sheds light on one of the most misunderstood aspects of autism: information ...

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 ...

A lack of understanding about the way autism affects families has seen people inappropriately sent on parenting courses, a BBC investigation has found. One mother said she feared being reported to ...

A major new review has put hundreds of alternative autism treatments under the microscope—and most didn’t hold up. Scientists ...

Cruel criticism from strangers has turned a loving mum and her young son into prisoners in their own home. Cruel criticism from strangers has turned a loving mum and her young son into prisoners in ...