Vermonters who received a late-in-life autism diagnosis were likely covering up their autistic traits since birth. In late December of 2022, I missed a few days of work due to a relatively mild case ...

In the early 1990s, autism was a relatively rare diagnosis, found in just 1 out of every 1,000 individuals. Fast forward to today, and that figure stands at a staggering 1 in 31. The rapid rise has ...

The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program called Thriving Kids. When announcing the change last month, health and ...

Imagine going through life knowing you experience the world differently than the average person, but not knowing why. Perhaps you don’t understand why loud noises, such as balloons popping, are ...

Bumpas said autism involves social interaction challenges that can include difficulties with social-emotional reciprocity, or "the back-and-forth of social interaction with another person, non-verbal ...