Shifts in 988 hotline volunteer behavior can have a major impact for autistic callers, a population more likely to experience suicidal crisis.

When people ask ChatGPT and other AI models for advice, they often share deeply personal details in hopes of getting better answers: their age, their gender, their mental health history, even medical ...

My travels with autism started long before my diagnosis at the age of three years and three months. My family noticed autistic features from around 15 months of age. I never looked at people and did ...

People with AuDHD often find their traits and experiences don’t neatly fit into either category – and they can find ...

Autism Acceptance Month invites you to accept yourself just as you are by honoring your needs, releasing self-blame, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have seen videos on social media where people detail the signs that made them realize they’re autistic. Viewers are ...

Before Megan Pilatzke was diagnosed with autism, she wondered why she always felt drained when she got home from work. All ...

A diagnosis of autism in a child can be a major challenge for parents as they seek to understand their emotions and how to best meet the needs of their ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

An autistic meltdown is an intense reaction to sensory or emotional overload in autistic people. When an autistic person becomes overstimulated or unable to cope with their environment, they may ...