With the explosion of the neurodiversity movement, many autistic and ADHD adults are finally getting answers about themselves. Formal assessments can be an important piece of the puzzle.

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According to autismspeaks.org, 1 in 45 adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. As explained by autism speaks, autism in adults could be challenged with social communication ...

More likely to fall through the cracks as kids, adult females are seeking autism diagnoses after years of searching for ...

Everyone is probably familiar with assistance dogs these days. Most people associate them with guide dogs for the blind or therapy dogs for the elderly. However, specially trained assistance dogs can ...

This study reveals that SHANK3 deficiency in brain endothelial cells disrupts BBB function during the neonatal period through β-Catenin imbalance, leading to ASD-related neuronal and behavioral ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental conditions ... Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects the way a person perceives and interacts with both other people and their ...

Ethos, values, attitudes and behaviours of leaders and care staff ensure people using services lead confident, inclusive and empowered lives Autistic people and people with a learning disability are ...

The families of a number of missing Chicago-area residents gathered in advance of National Missing Persons Day on Sunday. A missing 4-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Rock ...

There hasn’t been a single week in the past few years where I haven’t wondered whether I have ADHD or autism. I, like many people, have symptoms of both ... more an increased awareness. For my age ...

Alpert confirmed that autism "wasn't on people's radar" as much when Gates was a child as it is today. "Autism wasn’t widely recognized or understood decades ago," he said. "Back then ...