Why Autistic People Might Experience Sex in a Different Way

Do you find intimate touch and sex overwhelming or unpleasant? It could have something to do with sensory processing differences.

Do you find intimate touch and sex overwhelming or unpleasant? It could have something to do with sensory processing differences.

Are Autistic People More Likely to Speak Up at Work?

Recent research suggests that autistic people may be more likely to point out dysfunction or inefficiency on the job.

Recent research suggests that autistic people may be more likely to point out dysfunction or inefficiency on the job.

An Autistic Perspective on "The Atlas of the Heart"

A Personal Perspective: Genuine human connection can seem like a foreign concept to many autistic adults. Real autism acceptance could change this.

A Personal Perspective: Genuine human connection can seem like a foreign concept to many autistic adults. Real autism acceptance could change this.

Celebrating Differences This Autism Acceptance Month

A Personal Perspective: Autism Acceptance Month is an opportunity to celebrate our differences and recognize the contribution that neurodivergent individuals make to the world.

A Personal Perspective: Autism Acceptance Month is an opportunity to celebrate our differences and recognize the contribution that neurodivergent individuals make to the world.

Empaths and Autism: Empathizing With Those Who Are Different

How to empathize with people who have different cognitive styles.

How to empathize with people who have different cognitive styles.

What Is It Like to Be an Autistic Mother?

A Personal Perspective: Although moms of autistic kids and their hardships often take the spotlight, the experiences of autistic mothers are also important.

A Personal Perspective: Although moms of autistic kids and their hardships often take the spotlight, the experiences of autistic mothers are also important.

The Tragic Truth About Sexual Abuse and Autism

A Personal Perspective: The majority of autistic women describe having some history of sexual abuse. We should begin looking at how we can stop this alarming trend.

A Personal Perspective: The majority of autistic women describe having some history of sexual abuse. We should begin looking at how we can stop this alarming trend.

Why Autistic Women's Experience of Menopause is Different

Autism can impact women's experience of menopause in challenging ways.

Autism can impact women's experience of menopause in challenging ways.

Why Suicide Is All Too Common Among Autistic Adults

Suicide rates are extremely high among autistic adults. Reevaluating the way workplaces, families, and friends relate to the support needs of autistic adults might be the answer.

Suicide rates are extremely high among autistic adults. Reevaluating the way workplaces, families, and friends relate to the support needs of autistic adults might be the answer.

How We Talk About Autism and Why it Matters

A Personal Perspective: A shift toward neurodiversity-affirming language has been largely positive, but we still need to create space for all autistic people to express their needs.

A Personal Perspective: A shift toward neurodiversity-affirming language has been largely positive, but we still need to create space for all autistic people to express their needs.

Autism, Dynamic Disabilities, and Spiky Profiles

Personal Perspective: Is it time we started thinking differently in terms of neurotypes and health?

Personal Perspective: Is it time we started thinking differently in terms of neurotypes and health?

It’s Possible to Be Diagnosed With Autism as an Adult

More adults think they may have autism. Practitioners might assume this is a social-media-driven diagnosis.

More adults think they may have autism. Practitioners might assume this is a social-media-driven diagnosis.

Is It Autism? Key Aspects to Look for Throughout the Years

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning that it is present throughout a person’s lifetime. Here are key features to look for throughout the developmental period.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, meaning that it is present throughout a person’s lifetime. Here are key features to look for throughout the developmental period.

Supporting Young Adults in Their Transition to Independence

How parents can help their young adult children readdress their failure to launch.

How parents can help their young adult children readdress their failure to launch.

Communities Built on Neurodiversity Shine

Personal Perspective: Communities with high autism rates like Silicon Valley and Huntsville, Alabama are taking the lead in technological and artistic innovation.

Personal Perspective: Communities with high autism rates like Silicon Valley and Huntsville, Alabama are taking the lead in technological and artistic innovation.

Navigating Communication Differences for Autistic Persons

Using the metaphor of the poem "Welcome to Holland," we can better understand challenges in communication between autistic and neurotypical individuals.

Using the metaphor of the poem "Welcome to Holland," we can better understand challenges in communication between autistic and neurotypical individuals.

Why I Sometimes Forget I'm Autistic

A Personal Perspective: Why I forget... and what happens when I get a reminder.

A Personal Perspective: Why I forget... and what happens when I get a reminder.

How to Get Out of an Autistic Thought Loop

Why repetitive thinking, rumination, and worry can be a problem for autistic people, and what they can do about it.

Why repetitive thinking, rumination, and worry can be a problem for autistic people, and what they can do about it.

"Am I Too Old for an Autism Diagnosis?"

If your age is what's stopping you from seeking an autism diagnosis, don’t let it.

If your age is what's stopping you from seeking an autism diagnosis, don’t let it.

The Power of Group and Belonging for Autistic Adults

A Personal Perspective: How peer-led support groups can offer a safe place for autistic adults to be themselves, unmask, and discover their authentic selves.

A Personal Perspective: How peer-led support groups can offer a safe place for autistic adults to be themselves, unmask, and discover their authentic selves.

7 Tips to Cope With the Holidays When You're Autistic

A Personal Perspective: Do you find the festive period stressful, disruptive, and anxiety-provoking as an autistic adult? Planning in advance can help you meet your needs.

A Personal Perspective: Do you find the festive period stressful, disruptive, and anxiety-provoking as an autistic adult? Planning in advance can help you meet your needs.

Undiagnosed: Women on the Spectrum

You find her behavior puzzling. Is it possible that she is on the autism spectrum?

You find her behavior puzzling. Is it possible that she is on the autism spectrum?

The Barriers to an Adult Diagnosis of Autism

There is a “lost generation” of undiagnosed autistic adults. They face many barriers to a formal diagnosis. Self-diagnosis is a valid alternative to a formal diagnosis.

There is a “lost generation” of undiagnosed autistic adults. They face many barriers to a formal diagnosis. Self-diagnosis is a valid alternative to a formal diagnosis.

Why Caregivers of Autistic Children Need Mindfulness

Mindfulness enables parents to stay receptive to discovering how their children experience the world, what they need, and how their environment can better support them.

Mindfulness enables parents to stay receptive to discovering how their children experience the world, what they need, and how their environment can better support them.

5 Common Responses to an Adult Autism Diagnosis

Newly-diagnosed autistic adults often find that sharing the news triggers responses that are upsetting or invalidating. These 5 may be among the most common.

Newly-diagnosed autistic adults often find that sharing the news triggers responses that are upsetting or invalidating. These 5 may be among the most common.

Love Is a Battlefield for People With Autism

Some adults with autism have histories of trauma and intimate partner violence. Working towards building community resources to reduce this matters.

Some adults with autism have histories of trauma and intimate partner violence. Working towards building community resources to reduce this matters.

"Why Do I Feel Like an Imposter After My Autism Diagnosis?"

6 ways to overcome imposter syndrome after a later-in-life autism diagnosis.

6 ways to overcome imposter syndrome after a later-in-life autism diagnosis.

The Puzzle of the Savant Mind

Savants possess unexpected and sometimes prodigious abilities, commonly in music, art, mathematics, and calendar calculating. Savants clearly “know things they never learned.”

Savants possess unexpected and sometimes prodigious abilities, commonly in music, art, mathematics, and calendar calculating. Savants clearly “know things they never learned.”

How Autistic Therapists Experience Empathy for Clients

A Personal Perspective: How autistic therapists meet their clients' needs.

A Personal Perspective: How autistic therapists meet their clients' needs.

Could My Therapy Client Be Autistic?

Therapists who notice signs of autism in their clients can help them seek a diagnosis and find appropriate support, but it's important to proceed with caution.

Therapists who notice signs of autism in their clients can help them seek a diagnosis and find appropriate support, but it's important to proceed with caution.