More U.S. adults than ever before have autism, and many are being diagnosed not as children, but in later years. While the data don’t pinpoint how many people are over age 18 when diagnosed, clinical ...

There's a misconception that individuals affected by high-functioning forms of autism like to be alone, said Roberta Hoffmann, leader of the Atlantic/Cape May Counties adult-issues chapter of ASPEN, ...

Mentoring should occur outside the classroom setting. Social mentors can play a powerful role in the social development of young adults with Asperger's Syndrome and other Learning Differences. They ...

Dear Annie: For 25 years, I thought my husband was blurting out inappropriate things too often in conversations. He was somewhat like his mother, who once said to me, “You look like you are going to ...

Being diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as an adult, I now realize that I have inadvertently offended many, many people during the course of my life. It seems no one has been immune to the ...