Actions suggested in the plan include improving the pre and post-assessment and diagnostic experience for patients, reviewing ...

Molly Siobhan Parker is on a quest to dispel myths around autism - especially autistic women. She was diagnosed at the age of 22 and is one of a growing number of newly-diagnosed adults.

People with autism are at a higher risk of dying early, but the number of years lost may not be as high as previously claimed, according to a study led by University College London (UCL) that is the ...

New research finds that the language and imagery used by autism charities often reinforce stigma instead of challenging it.

Most autistic people over the age of 40 are living without an official diagnosis, according to new research in the UK. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at ...

Most autistic people over the age of 40 in the UK are living without an official diagnosis, according to new research. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at ...

Autism diagnoses have increased sharply in recent decades, leading to speculation that the condition is new or triggered by modern environmental factors. But a comprehensive review of research on ...

Dozens of people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospital across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes as of September, while a new Mental Health Bill seeks to improve ...

Young adults with learning disabilities and autism have been helping an orchard in Surrey with its harvest. A team from the ...

A recent interview with Caragh McMurtry, 1 an ex-Olympic rower from the UK, revealed that she was diagnosed with autism after living with a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder for five years. In the ...