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New research shows sexual minority autistic adults experience poorer mental health and quality of life… A recent study, published in Autism in Adulthood and supported by an Autism Speaks postdoctoral fellowship grant , examined the mental health and quality of life of sexual minority autistic adults. In the study, the term "sexual …

Autism and Anxiety: Loud Noises… of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in adolescents with autism, with the support of an  Autism Speaks research grant . Editor’s note: The following information is not meant to diagnose or treat and should not take the place of personal …

Autism and thunder: Parents seek advice to ease child’s extreme fear … therapy for anxiety in children and adolescents with autism, with the support of an   Autism Speaks research grant . Editor’s note: The following information is not meant to diagnose or treat and should not take the place of personal …

Autism & Anxiety: Parents seek help for extreme reaction to loud noise… of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in adolescents with autism, with the support of an Autism Speaks research grant . Editor’s note: The following information is not meant to diagnose or treat and should not take the place of personal …

Autism and mental health in young people… as well as isolation, exhaustion and financial strain on parents and other caregivers. An Autism Speaks treatment research grant enabled researchers at Baltimore’s Kennedy Krieger Institute to address the urgent need to:   Better identify mental …

Research yields tips for easing anxiety in nonverbal kids with autism… of California, Los Angeles (above left), and Autism Speaks Weatherstone Fellow John Danial. An Autism Speaks research grant helped support Dr. Wood’s pioneering work on developing behavioral treatments for school children with autism and …