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Study challenges the belief that high IQ autistic individuals always struggle with daily tasks

A recent study published in the journal Autism Research suggests that autistic individuals with average or higher cognitive ...
The BMJ

Advances in supporting development in autistic children and youth

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition with varied trajectories through the lifespan, leading to individualized patterns of ...
CNBC

Increasingly popular 'high-functioning' label uses success at work or in school to mask poor mental health, psychologist says

On TikTok you'll find millions of users diagnosing themselves using the term "high-functioning" — high-functioning anxiety, high-functioning depression, high-functioning autism. The term ...
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Adults with autism share personal experiences: ‘We often don’t talk about adults, and high functioning adults’

GATES, N.Y. – Saturday morning, the Gates Public Library hosted Campaign D, a nonprofit founded by people on the autism spectrum. The event featured a panel of autistic people who each picked five ...
Psychology Today

Extending Awareness to Every Autistic Person

Temple Grandin, Henry Cavendish, Nikola Tesla, Hannah Gadsby, Emily Dickinson, and Chris Packham are all very different people who share some profound commonalities. Chris Packham is a naturalist and ...