The event was held in recognition of Autism Acceptance Month, focusing on shifting the conversation from awareness to acceptance, understanding, and inclusion.

This indeed is a real and severe presentation of the illness, but there exists another, equally unsuspected form that is equally insidious: high-functioning depression. People with high ...

It was only then that she landed on a name to what she, and many others, had been experiencing: high-functioning depression. “I wanted to make sure that we weren’t just thinking about ...

Autism rates reach historic high: About 1 in 31 children in the U.S. (3.2%) are now identified with autism, marking a 22% rise since 2020 and a 375% increase since 2000. Demographic shift ...

Many females may not know they are autistic until they are adults. Females with high functioning autism may internalize and mask their symptoms, leaving them without the right support ...

The Strive room is specially designed for students with high-functioning autism and features modifications to a typical classroom, including darker lighting and an unconventional layout.

Team Mario, a non-profit focused on autism awareness and acceptance, discussed their upcoming events for Autism Awareness Month. The main event is a 5K run on ...

So much of the portrayal is centered around a breakdown or just being on the edge. High functioning anxiety appears calm and composed on outside but beneath, there's a constant worry.(Shutterstock ...

Kennedy has prioritized autism in his aim to “Make America Healthy Again." On the heels of a new report showing that rates of autism diagnoses have again increased, Health and Human Services ...

Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the US reflect a “preventable” crisis-level epidemic that has been caused by an environmental toxin. Advocates for people ...