There is little comprehensive research into autistic adulthood, and even less into the
services and supports that are most likely to foster flourishing adult autistic lives. This limited …

Background Evidence increasingly suggests that ASD manifests differently in females than
males. Previous reviews investigating sex/gender differences in social interaction and social …

Intimate partner violence and sexual assault are under-researched experiences in autistic
people's lives. Recent research, however, has shown that autistic people are more likely to …

Autistic children and adolescents and their parents are likely to have been disproportionally
affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been little focus on how the mental …

Difficulties with social interactions and communication that characterize autism persist in
adulthood. While social participation in adulthood is often marked by social isolation and …

Autistic individuals report similar levels of interest in romantic relationships to their
nonautistic peers but experience greater challenges with the initiation and maintenance of …

Background Autistic individuals frequently experience social communication challenges.
Girls are diagnosed with autism less often than boys even when their symptoms are equally …

Many autistic people cite a strong attachment to animals, and some studies suggest they
may even show a bias towards animals over people. This mixed-methods study explored …

Autism spectrum condition is a neurodevelopmental condition in which people are
characterized by their social differences. As such, autistic behaviors are often identified as …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric features of the Chinese version
of the developmental dimensional diagnostic interview-short version (3Di-sv). A total sample …