The autism net has been cast wider. One group of people now falling under this net more often is women and girls. Studies ...

Autistic people show much more personal variability in the length and speed of their strides, as well as their walking speed.

Autistic people are tired of the stigma and fetishization Stereotypes about autism, whether positive or negative, take their toll on people ...

As an autistic English professor who studies literature and neurodiversity, I was especially unnerved by Kennedy’s contention that many autistic people will never write poetry.

New data about autism should be celebrated, not feared. That's what autistic people like Eric Garcia want people to remember as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spreads ...

“I wish that neurotypical people put in as much effort into understanding me as I do for them,” writes Rachel Barnes in an op-ed. “Communication is a two-way street.” ...

There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, challenging the stereotype that autistic people struggle to ...

We need a future where autistic people are not measured by their tax forms, but by the fullness of their lives.

Autistic transgender/gender diverse individuals are more likely to have long-term mental and physical health conditions, including alarmingly high rates of self-harm, new research from the ...

Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?