Don’t let the funky name, “rapid prompting method,” fool you: This is facilitated communication in disguise with just some minor procedural differences. […]

If data on life expectancy for autistic adults has you alarmed, remind yourself that obesity and inactivity are the biggest influencers, along with smoking, when it comes to how long one will live. [...]

If autism is an evolutionary trait only in humans, then wouldn’t this point to some sort of survival advantage? […]

Many severely autistic young men have a belly that’s disproportionately large when compared to their arms and legs. […]

Is this because an intellectual disability contributes to nonverbal status, and ID alongside autism would be why they’re more prone to eloping? […]

Let's have some fun here. You're autistic; have the ‘tism. Here are many words that end in tism. In fact, there are so many, that referring to ‘tism as autism isn't as unique as you [...]

So many late diagnosed autistic women have always been fascinated by human behavior and psychology. […]

There are parents who have many autistic children.  […]

If a severely autistic person has an NDE, are they autistic during this experience or do they process information as a neurotypical would? […]

You’ve heard that autism often “presents differently” in women than in men, but can women have a male version of ASD? What if a woman has masculine traits? […]

In 1943, Austrian-American psychiatrist Dr. Leo Kanner published a groundbreaking paper titled “Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact” in the journal Nervous Child. […]

The concept of autism as we understand it today began to take shape in the early 20th century. […]

In 1944 just a year after Dr. Leo Kanner’s landmark paper, Australian pediatrician Dr. Hans Asperger published his observations. […]

The 1960s marked a turning point in autism research. […]

In 1980, the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) was released by the American Psychiatric Association. […]

In 1994, the DSM-IV introduced a new diagnosis under the umbrella of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs): Asperger syndrome. […]

In 2013 the DSM-5 introduced a major revision to how autism was diagnosed. […]

Over the last two decades (as of 2025), research has shown early intervention can significantly improve outcomes for autistic kids. […]

Autism Spectrum Disorder is recognized across the globe. […]

Research is increasingly focused on identifying biological markers that could lead to earlier and more objective autism diagnoses. […]

At the event a woman with a toddler who didn’t know I’m autistic told me, “When my son was diagnosed with autism I was sad.” […]

Here are 5 signs in your child that point to possible autism that you’d never think could be a feature of being autistic. […]

It’s unbelievable how many parents won’t get their young autistic kids swimming lessons to prevent drowning. […]

Why doesn’t RFK Jr., go after a REAL epidemic such as obesity or cancer which unlike autism causes widespread death and debilitating chronic illness for millions more? […]

We can definitely blame writers, reporters and journalists for contributing to the myth that autism necessarily includes intellectual impairment. […]

An autistic preschool boy unexpectedly felt my ponytail without me or his mother knowing this was about to happen. […]

Someone asked why autism needs a symbol and pointed out that other conditions like color blindness don’t have symbols. […]