Category: Adult Autism

Every week we meet women who are finally understood after decades of masking, burnout and misdiagnosis. Jo Condon reflects on late-diagnosed autistic women and why…

If you are autistic, you may have spent much of your life feeling that you experience the world differently from other people. You may find…

Reasonable adjustments are changes made in the workplace to remove barriers and help autistic employees perform their role effectively. Examples may include flexible working arrangements,…

Emotional dysregulation in autism refers to difficulties managing intense emotional responses. Autistic people may experience emotions more intensely, take longer to recover after stressful events,…

Autism can be diagnosed at any age, including in a person's 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s or beyond. Many autistic adults were not identified in childhood…

Learn the differences between depression and autistic burnout, understand the signs of each, and discover why the right support matters.

Autism itself is not a mental health condition. However, autistic adults are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, burnout and chronic stress due to factors…

Learn about high masking autism, including signs in women and girls, camouflaging behaviours, autistic burnout, diagnosis and mental health impacts.

Many adults spend years wondering why life feels harder than it appears to be for other people. They may struggle with organisation, sensory overwhelm, social…