What Are the 12 Symptoms of Autism in Adults?
The 12 common symptoms of autism in adults include difficulty reading social cues, challenges with conversations, literal thinking, discomfort with eye contact, a strong need for routine, intense interests, sensory sensitivities, repetitive behaviors, executive functioning difficulties, emotional regulation challenges, social exhaustion, and a lifelong feeling of being different. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental […]
Am I on the Autism Spectrum? Understanding High-Functioning Autism in Adults
In recent years, more adults than ever are asking a deeply personal and often life-changing question: “Am I autistic?” Searches for terms like “adult autism evaluation,” “late-diagnosed autism,” and “high-functioning autism in adults” have increased dramatically, and for good reason. Advances in research, changing diagnostic criteria, and increased awareness have reshaped how we understand autism […]
Unmasking Autism: A Book That Resonates With So Many Late-Identified Adults
Reading Unmasking Autism felt both familiar and complicated for me. Familiar in the sense that so much of what Devon Price describes echoes what I hear every day from adults I evaluate. The stories of masking, of studying social behavior, of feeling fundamentally different without having a language for it are incredibly consistent with the […]