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Autism is "not a free pass for bad behaviour", a spokesman for the charity Neurodiversity in Business told the BBC, and ...
Autism is better known and diagnosed than ever before, leading to misconceptions that cases are skyrocketing.
Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?
Robert F Kennedy said people with autism "will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball," in remarks that are now being criticised.
A 17-year-old girl is helping to make her Highland village become more autism-friendly. Nuala MacDonald, who lives near Ullapool, struggled with autism when she was younger and noises, smells and ...
Journalist Sue Nelson was diagnosed with autism late in life – and it made her see some of her childhood habits and preferences in a completely new light.
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on journalist Sue Nelson. Exhausted by covering the crisis, she received a life-changing diagnosis at 60 – she was autistic.
Dozens of English councils discriminate against children with autism, legal experts say.
Brain scans can detect autism long before any symptoms start to emerge, say scientists. The earliest that children tend to be diagnosed at present is at the age of two, although it is often later ...
There is growing evidence that more girls and women have autism than was originally thought and that it is being significantly under-diagnosed ...
People with autism are dying earlier than the general population, often through epilepsy or suicide, a charity warns.
As a programme to improve awareness and diagnosis of autism is launched, the BBC's Nikki Fox speaks to people with the condition, and to their families.