What's in a label? Everything, advocacy groups say. May 25, 2011— -- Eileen Parker was 41 years old when she discovered her quirky, misunderstood behavior had a name: Asperger's. The syndrome, ...

This is what the autism spectrum looks like. It is not a gradation from high to low functioning. Source: Jessica Penot, LPC If you are an autistic person who can hold a job and pay bills, you will ...

I have high-functioning autism, I have dyslexia, I have a speech disorder,” said Meeker High School ninth grader Mattie Hurley. Challenges that led to her parents’ decision to homeschool her. “We home ...

GATES, N.Y. – Saturday morning, the Gates Public Library hosted Campaign D, a nonprofit founded by people on the autism spectrum. The event featured a panel of autistic people who each picked five ...

On TikTok you'll find millions of users diagnosing themselves using the term "high-functioning" — high-functioning anxiety, high-functioning depression, high-functioning autism. The term ...

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 ...

This research study will be investigating how adults detect lies. The study will involve one 3-hour visit to the Cognition, Brain, and Autism Research Laboratory where subjects will complete cognitive ...

New research shows autism rates in women may match men by adulthood, revealing diagnostic bias and the urgent need to update ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. — The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen with autism. Jalen Richard Barboa, 14, was last seen Monday at 7:33 p.m. on the 6000 block of ...