For four decades, a controversial idea has shaped how autism is understood by researchers, healthcare professionals and the ...
Autism should not be considered a “spectrum”, according to one of the architects of the theory. Dame Uta Frith, a pioneer of ...
Suicide in autistic people originates in the inequalities they face across their lives, starting in childhood, and spanning education to employment, and health and social care, a new study by a team ...
A new review by Swansea University, working with the University of Kent and non-profit organisation, Autistic UK, has found that breastfeeding support from midwives and health visitors is often not ...
89 to 97 per cent of autistic adults aged 40+ years are undiagnosed in the UK, according to the largest review of its kind which was conducted at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience ...
The human rights of autistic people have typically long been denied across the world. In 2022 this will change as governments and society at large adopt the powerful idea of neurodiversity. Autistic ...
Diagnoses of autism and other neurodivergence are rising. Jessica Eccles and Elizabeth Weir say that the trend is real—and that claims of “overdiagnosis” and insistence on exact case numbers are ...
Childbirth is often described as one of life's most profound experiences, but for many, it can be fraught with anxiety, pain and trauma. Autism is a lifelong neurotype, which affects around 3% of ...
Autism NI – Northern Ireland’s longest-running autism charity, and a leading training provider for over 35 years – has been ...
Autistic children might struggle to eat for lots of reasons. Here, a psychologist and a nutritionist explain how parents can help at mealtimes - and what they should always avoid DINNERTIME can be a ...
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