Autistic people are more likely than non-autistic people to hyperfocus on things. This is known as monotropism, where the ...

94% of autistic adults say they ‘actively enjoy aspects of being autistic.’ That isn’t just a number it’s a powerful refutation of the old cliche that autistic existence is monochromatic or requires ...

In the academic year so far, the proportion of children who are “persistently absent” from schools in England – missing at least 10% of school sessions – stands at 19.5%. This is up from last year – ...

April marks Autism Awareness Month, an observance that elicits varied reactions within the autism community itself. Some embrace the opportunity for visibility, while others question whether ...

But the National Autistic Society says that about 750,000 autistic adults in the UK remain undiagnosed. And a 2025 review estimated that 89% of autistic adults over 40 remain undiagnosed, with that ...

Autism is not a problem of education, but a different brain development, present even before birth. Recent research goes even further, explaining autism by a genetic origin. An autistic person ...

The doll has been developed over 18 months in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), a nonprofit run by and for autistic people ...