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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 depression: What is the connection?… associated with thinking about suicide and suicide attempts in children with ASD . (The study was supported, in part, by a grant from Autism Speaks .) Through parent interviews, the researchers inquired about 791 children with autism, 186 …

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 …