A greater understanding and acceptance of autism creates opportunities for people with autism to thrive.
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Less than 1% of autism research has focused on older autistic people.
Autism health passports are a tool designed to help autistic people access healthcare more easily.
Masking or camouflaging is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognised as visibly neurodiverse.
Without a diagnosis, girls might experience social difficulties and traumatic situations – and grow into women who blame themselves.
While the main cast is autistic, the Amazon Prime show still relies on dangerous tropes.
What adults with autism told us about their everyday experiences.
When non-autistic people take the lead on autism research, support and advocacy without input from autistic people, we risk of getting the message wrong and missing key parts of the picture.
Only 16% of adults with autism are in full-time work.
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