Adult autism diagnosis is becoming increasingly common as awareness grows and diagnostic criteria evolve. Understanding what this means can be life-changing for many individuals who have spent years ...

Many of the autistic adult clients who come to my organization for coaching didn’t know they were autistic until their 20s, 30s, 40s or even later. For most of them, learning they are autistic later ...

Clinicians are meeting more and more adult patients who think they "have autism"—but were not diagnosed as children. This apparent increased frequency of adults presenting with self-diagnosed autism ...

In elementary school, Ariel sat alone at a desk in the closet. She could see the class through a two-way mirror, but no one could see her. She doesn’t remember if it was a punishment, but she ...

Adults can use self-screening autism tests before seeing a healthcare professional. A healthcare professional must provide a formal autism diagnosis based on specific criteria. Autism is diagnosed ...

The signs of autism in adult males include a range of sensory, communication, and cognitive differences. The diagnostic criteria do not distinguish based on age or gender, although the symptoms may ...

Cultural competence is a core value of professional psychology. While it's not a novel concept (cultural competence has been articulated for more than half a century.), cross-cultural practice may be ...

Kory Andreas, a 43-year-old from Gambrills, Maryland, always had friends jokingly tell her she was “too much” because she was so intensely passionate about things she loved. But when she became a ...