The Hellmann family says adult day programs and respite services were available within weeks of their move to Colorado, a ...

After years of growing understanding and care about the lives of people with autism, America is backsliding dangerously under ...

A top psychologist has revealed the common habits that could signal you have undiagnosed autism. Dr Kim Sage, 56, a California-based psychologist, says undiagnosed autism in adults is common and she ...

Adulting can officially start later in life. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge found that the human brain experiences four pivotal turning points throughout someone’s lifetime, ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who doesn't know if she should confront her new husband about having Asperger's. DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my husband for two months. I haven’t told anyone I’m married ...

The brain has five major structural phases during the human lifespan and doesn't reach adulthood until age 32, a new study suggests. Scientists determined that brain development is defined by four ...

Mentoring should occur outside the classroom setting. Social mentors can play a powerful role in the social development of young adults with Asperger's Syndrome and other Learning Differences. They ...

The notion that your 20s are the best years of your life is more rumor than reality. It shows up in songs, films, ads, social-media posts—but it says more about Americans’ idealization of youth than ...

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We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

SCHERTZ, Texas - A search for a missing 19-year-old has ended in tragedy Thursday afternoon when the Schertz Police Department located a body in a field near Schwab Road and I-35 southbound.

Aimee Grant receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and UKRI. The phrases “autism spectrum” or “on the spectrum” have become part of everyday language. They are often used as different ways of ...