A growing term for a familiar feeling: how ‘waiting mode’ captures the difficulty of time and anticipation.
- Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
For some neurodivergent people, motivation isn’t just about willpower. A growing trend known as ‘dopamine menus’ offers a way to access rewarding activities.
Expert researchers give their view.
A new review reveals that autistic people often experience more severe menopause symptoms but face barriers to support.
For many autistic people, dating brings added challenges, from miscommunication to overstimulation.
From sensory sensitivities to a lack of accessible information, periods can present unique challenges for autistic people.
For some, a bouncing leg or a clicking pen is harmless. But for those with misokinesia, these small, repetitive movements can trigger intense discomfort—even rage.
Limerence is an intense, involuntary infatuation that can feel like love, but with obsessive thoughts and emotional highs and lows.
Alexithymia is when people find it hard to identify and express their feelings.
Autism health passports are a tool designed to help autistic people access healthcare more easily.
Agatha Christie never explicitly said so, but many of her Belgian detective’s character traits could be interpreted as being autistic.
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