Category: Autism

Can autistic people be hyperactive? Yes. An autistic person can appear restless, constantly move, seek stimulation or struggle to sit still. But hyperactivity does not…

Level 1 autism describes autistic people who are considered to require support with social communication and/or restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior. It is the…

Autism is sometimes described using three levels: Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. These levels come from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…

Level 3 autism describes autistic people who are considered to require very substantial support in one or both of the two core diagnostic domains of…

Being diagnosed with Level 2 autism means that someone is autistic and is considered to require substantial support with social communication and/or restricted and repetitive…

Retirement can sound like the ultimate reduction in demands. No commute, fewer deadlines, fewer meetings, less workplace masking and much more control over your own…

For many autistic adults, midlife raises a confusing question: why does life seem harder now when I have spent decades learning how to manage it?…

Autism is lifelong, but being autistic at 25 is not necessarily the same experience as being autistic at 45, 65 or 80. Your autistic traits…

Stress does not always look like stress. In autistic adults, an overloaded nervous system may show up as irritability, withdrawal, silence, restlessness, rigid thinking, difficulty…

Irritability in autistic adults can look like impatience, frustration, snapping, agitation, anger, or a suddenly much shorter fuse. But what appears on the outside does…