High-functioning autism often goes unnoticed, yet daily work life can involve constant mental effort, masking and sensory ...

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 ...

"Everyday Neurodiversity" will be dispelling myths and enhancing understanding of neurodiversity, specifically autism. It’s based on experiences shared by autistic adults and my experience as a ...

Reader: I am a manager at a medium-size company. One of my co-workers, “Dale,” describes himself as a high-functioning autistic man who lacks executive functioning skills. As he explains it, he has a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘People are like topics and most topics bore me, and I’m bad at hiding that’: Annabel Fenwick Elliott - Rii Schroer for The ...

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 story was originally published in Group Therapy, a weekly newsletter answering questions sent by readers about what’s been weighing on their hearts and minds. Sign up here to get it in your inbox ...

Reliable nationwide data in Ghana is limited because of underdiagnosis and the lack of comprehensive reporting systems. However, available estimates suggest autism affects a significant number of ...