autistic people. Autistic people are also more likely to be a part of the LGBTQ community. Certain savant abilities are also more common in autistic people...

Autistic masking, also referred to as camouflaging, is the conscious or subconscious suppression of autistic behaviors with the goal of being perceived...

The autistic rights movement, also known as the autism rights movement or the autism acceptance movement, is a social movement allied with the disability...

Discrimination against autistic people involves any form of discrimination, persecution, or oppression against autistic people. Autistic people face discrimination...

and therapies, and how autism affects the definition of personhood. The autistic community is divided primarily into two camps: the autism rights movement...

cases are associated with autism, and these individuals may be known as autistic savants. The other half often have some form of central nervous system...

Autistic supremacism, and Aspie supremacism (in reference to Asperger syndrome), are supremacist beliefs that some kinds of autistic people possess superior...

The employment of autistic people is a complex social issue, and the rate of unemployment remains among the highest among all workers with physical and...

formation of the movement happened over autism conferences, namely the autistic-led Autreat, penpal lists, and Usenet. The framework grew out of the disability...

Suicide among autistic individuals has been the subject of increasing scientific research, particularly since the late 2010s. Studies have identified a...

Autistic art is artwork created by autistic artists that captures or conveys a variety of autistic experiences. According to a 2021 article in Cognitive...

an autistic autism researcher. This theory proposes that many of the difficulties autistic individuals face when socializing with non-autistic individuals...

Empathy in autistic individuals is considered a complex topic studied within research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In 1985, British researchers Simon...

Special interests are highly focused interests common in autistic people. They are more intense than typical interests, such as hobbies, and may take up...

Labelle is autistic herself. Jacques is self-diagnosed autistic. Franklin is autistic herself. Dooley is autistic herself. Burgess is autistic. Ivany is...

Autistic Pride Day is a pride celebration for autistic people held annually on 18 June. Autistic pride recognises the importance of pride for autistic...

neurotypical. Separately, autistic people are more likely to be victims of bullying, abuse, and other violence themselves. Autistic individuals are often...

Current research indicates that autistic people have higher rates of LGBTQ identities and feelings than the general population. A variety of explanations...

Autistic catatonia is a term used to describe the occurrence of catatonia in autistic people. Catatonia is a complex behavioral syndrome typically characterized...

limited to primarily having information about higher-needs populations. Autistic individuals were once reported to have a significantly reduced life expectancy...

model, autistic people have a unique interaction style which is significantly more readable by other autistic people, compared to non-autistic people...

ways, with strengths and challenges depending on the individual. Many autistic people show strong semantic memory, excelling at recalling facts, details...

The National Autistic Society is a charity for autistic people and their families in the United Kingdom. Since 1962, the National Autistic Society has...

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for autistic individuals. ASAN advocates...

autistic traits, such as differences in social interaction, communication, and sensory processing. The term was typically applied to verbal autistic people...

argued that non-autistic people are as blind to the mental states of autistic people as autistic people are to those of non-autistic people. This is referred...

label primarily describes family members of autistic people, who have been found to share some autistic characteristics, rather than the general population...

affecting autistic people, with modifications to communication methods and physical space to better suit individuals' unique needs. Autistic individuals...

Classic autism—also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, or Kanner's syndrome—is a formerly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder first described...

anxiety, may facilitate understanding and social interactions with other autistic people, may promote pleasant emotions, and facilitate sense of security—...

Reading abilities among autistic people tend to differ from non-autistic people. Even among those without intellectual disability or comorbid disorders...

The diagnosis of schizophrenia was broader than its modern equivalent; autistic children were often diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia. The earliest...

including nonspeaking, minimally verbal, and minimally speaking to describe autistic people who use little or no spoken language. There is no universally accepted...

Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow. The storyline follows Christian Wolff, an autistic certified public accountant who makes his living sanitizing fraudulent...

The post-autistic economics movement (French: autisme-économie), or movement of students for the reform of economics teaching (French: mouvement des étudiants...

The concept of masking is particularly developed in the understanding of autistic behaviour. For individuals with autism, masking behaviors are sometimes...

led by autistic characters. Carl the Collector takes place in the fictional Fuzzytown and is centered around the titular character, an autistic child raccoon...

researchers for perpetuating stigma against autistic people, promoting pseudoscience, excluding autistic people from decision-making, and continuing to...

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum is a 2013 nonfiction popular science book written by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek and published by...

physical stimulation often self-administered by autistic individuals as a means of self-soothing. Autistic people often have sensory processing disorder...

the life of 18-year-old Samuel "Sam" Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is autistic. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight...

1986) is a Scottish comedian, podcaster and writer. Brady was diagnosed as autistic in 2021. She has been active within the field of autism education since...

podcast by documentary director Ky Dickens. The podcast presents nonspeaking autistic children that are claimed to demonstrate telepathic communication and other...

The Autistic Gardener is a British documentary television series that first aired on Channel 4 on 8 July 2015. The series is presented by Alan Gardner...

British–Belgian detective drama television series starring Ella Maisy Purvis as autistic police archivist Patience Evans, with Laura Fraser (series 1) and Jessica...

Western Autistic School, in the Melbourne suburb of Laverton, Australia, is an educational organisation for students in prep to grade three who have autism...

communication, learning, and adaptive skills of autistic people. Such methods of therapy seek to aid autistic people in dealing with difficulties and increase...

published by the "Post-Autistic Economics Network". It was known formerly as the Post-Autistic Economics Review and the Post-Autistic Economics Newsletter...

Gilles Tréhin (born 1972) is a French artist, author, and autistic savant. He is known for creating the imaginary city of Urville. His book, also titled...

television show. Based on the Australian show of the same name, it follows autistic cast members as they explore the dating world. The show is produced by...

Equine-assisted therapy on autistic people is an autism therapy that uses a mediating horse or pony. A session can take place on foot or on horseback....

understood as one element of autistic expression, particularly as it relates to their topics of interest. Among autistic people, infodumping plays a social...

where she offers advice on animal behavior. Grandin is one of the first autistic people to document the insights she gained from her personal experiences...

singer-songwriter, pianist, and autistic savant. At 22, he rose to fame on the 14th season of America's Got Talent. Autistic and legally blind, Kodi Lee rose...

Network International (ANI) is an advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. ANI's principles involve the anti-cure perspective, the perspective...

Kaelynn Partlow (born April 2, 1997) is an American autistic television personality, self-advocate, applied behavior analysis (ABA) paraprofessional and...

Military authorities generally oppose military service and conscription for autistic people. Military commanders generally consider individuals with autism...

widely disputed theory initially proposed in 1990 that claims that all autistic people have a lack or developmental delay of theory of mind (ToM), meaning...

become a topic of interest for family members, health professionals and autistic people with the predominance of a neurobiological view of the diagnosis...

1987)[citation needed] is an American autistic disability rights activist and researcher who co-founded the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) in 2006...

Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2009. He played Gary Bell, an autistic character, on the Syfy television series Alphas (2011–2012). To prepare...

awareness of autism, promote the acceptance, appreciation and inclusion of autistic individuals and recognize such individuals' local and global contributions...

training programs and research for autistic individuals of all ages and skill levels. The Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped...

Dewaere, and autistic archivist Astrid Nielsen, played by Sara Mortensen. As the series begins, 30-year-old Astrid Nielsen is an autistic woman who works...

what appeared to him as a lack of warmth among the fathers and mothers of autistic children. In a 1949 paper, Kanner suggested that autism may be related...

directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling...

make children autistic, previous portrayals of autistic people as diseased and broken, failure to include a significant number of autistic people in leadership...

identified autistic people as being four times more likely to have depression than non-autistic people, with approximately 40% of autistic adults having...

As with many neurodivergent people and conditions, the popular image of autistic people and autism itself is often based on inaccurate media representations...

Autistic is a 2013 American documentary film directed by William Davenport exploring the advocacy work of autism rights activists. Citizen Autistic features...

of autistic children. Despite this, it remains prevalent in France. According to The Guardian, France lags "50 years behind" in supporting autistic individuals...

invites John to a bonfire party where he meets her neighbor, Tim, and his autistic son, Alan. Over the next two weeks, they go on several dates and fall in...

studies led by autistic people. This field is related to both disability studies and neurodiversity studies. CAS as a discipline is led by autistic academics...

of autistic traits and explore characteristics and social connections of people with autistic traits who engage in pup play". Participants' autistic traits...

becomes the sole guardian of her half-sister Music, a teenage nonverbal autistic girl. The film began development following Sia's announcement of the project...

Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge...

the film as it features the complexities of parenting an autistic child; De Niro has an autistic son himself. De Niro was due to receive a leadership award...

Elizabeth Moon. The story is told from the first person viewpoint of an autistic person. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2003, and was also an...

severely autistic children and adults, and won the Top Five Play Reading at the Bolton Octagon. The play is about the parents of a profoundly autistic eleven-year-old...

Elon Reeve Musk (/ˈiːlɒn/ EE-lon; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and former public official who is the CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX...

Autistic distinct anxiety refers to anxiety symptoms in the context of autism that are not typically captured by standard DSM criteria for anxiety disorders...

"For once, an autistic role will be played by an autistic actor". Salon. Retrieved 8 September 2022. "Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey...

series Everything's Gonna Be Okay. She is the first openly autistic actor to play an autistic main character in a TV series. Cromer was born in San Jose...

fabricated evidence to suggest a new "syndrome" existed, which he called "autistic enterocolitis". Wakefield had been employed by a lawyer representing parents...

about Autism is a UK national charity for autistic children and young people. Its mission is to stand with autistic children and young people, champion their...

showrunner David Shore and portrayed by English actor Freddie Highmore. An autistic surgical resident with savant syndrome at the fictional San Jose St. Bonaventure...

institutionalization practices that have often violated the rights of autistic individuals. As of 2016, it was estimated that 0.7 to 1% of the French...

acceptance and commitment therapy. ABA is controversial and rejected by the autistic rights movement due to the fact that it emphasizes normalization instead...

Sheffield Hallam University, following an earlier career with the National Autistic Society. He received a Doctor of Education degree from Sheffield Hallam...

Autism (NCSA) is an American non-profit organization that advocates for autistic children and adults who require constant, lifelong supervision and support...

parents of autistic children. Its original name was the National Society for Autistic Children; the name was changed to emphasize that autistic children...

won an AACTA Award and was nominated for two Logie Awards. Diagnosed as autistic at a young age and later with ADHD, Hayden is also an advocate for women's...

placed a positive emphasis on a small number of autistic individuals in order to protect all autistic children does not hold water. For Sheffer, Asperger...

under development, it raises ethical concerns due to the variability of autistic developmental profiles and the potential for selective abortion. The first...

have shown that autistic adults perform better in theory of mind tests when paired with other autistic adults as well as possibly autistic close family members...

Spectrum Gaming is a charity which provides an online community for autistic children in the United Kingdom. It was founded in May 2020 by Andy Smith,...

with autistic children wanting to add an autistic character to the program. She was initially developed with strong consultation from Autistic Self Advocacy...

antisemitic remarks to it. In December 2022, he suggested that he may be autistic, and later said in February 2025 that he had received a professional diagnosis...

The Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago (ASTT) is a non-governmental organization for families of autistic people in Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded...

making a brief cameo appearance in Suicide Squad (2016). He starred as an autistic accountant in the action thriller The Accountant (2016), which was an unexpected...

wanted to see the best in everyone". In his memoir, he wrote of suffering autistic burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic and deciding to commit suicide, being...

institutional care may create as many problems as it solves. Post Institutional Autistic Syndrome (PIAS), also known as quasi-autism, is an autistiform syndrome...

Spectrum 10K was a cancelled study of autistic people intended to be the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom. The name refers to the autism spectrum...

She coined the term Asperger's syndrome and helped found the National Autistic Society. Lorna Gladys Tolchard was born at Gillingham, Kent, to Royal Navy...

misdiagnosis of physical or mental health conditions. This phenomenon affects autistic people across age groups and support levels, contributing to significant...

autism, particularly augmentative communication supports for nonspeaking autistic people. He holds the position of Professor of Psychology at the University...

December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020. Moss, Haley (15 May 2020). "As an autistic person, the offensive #AutismChallenge TikTok trend reinforced my decision...

by Lauren Thierry, Jim Watkins and Eric Solomon. It follows mothers of autistic children, and consists mainly of interviews with the mothers. A 13-minute...

disorder") or 孤独症; gūdú zhèng ("lonely disorder"). It is also common for autistic individuals to be metaphorically called 来自星星的孩子 ("children coming from...

Frith surmised that autistic people typically think about things in the smallest possible parts. Her hypothesis is that autistic children actually perceive...

his conceptualization of the neurodiversity paradigm in 2003, in online autistic activist forums. His first piece on the neurodiversity paradigm to appear...

indicated a significant implicit gender bias towards associating males with autistic traits. This is consistent with having a higher male-to-female autism ratio...

her fee to the National Autistic Society.[citation needed] In 2008 she was made Global Ambassador for the National Autistic Society; in this role she...

is now called applied behavior analysis (ABA) to modify the behavior of autistic children through prompts, modeling, and positive reinforcement. Lovaas'...

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needed. Marjorie H. Charlop performed a series of task experiments with autistic children. The results suggest that perhaps in certain tasks (i.e., receptive...

an introduction by Dr. Temple Grandin. The second documentary, Citizen Autistic, was released on April 1, 2013. Too Sane for This World explores autism...

is autistic, edited the first anthology of Irish autistic voices in 2024, Wired Our Own Way and wrote the acclaimed children's book Being Autistic (and...

believe that most children with hyperlexia, or perhaps even all of them, are autistic. However, one expert, Darold Treffert, proposes that hyperlexia has subtypes...

character's condition, "showing it in overt and subtle ways." Purvis herself is autistic and has ADHD, which she was quoted as saying could "bring a level of authenticity...

himself autistic. The organisation was founded on 21 August 2014. AsIAm has an official policy of at least 50% of its board members being autistic. AsIAm...

is autistic and transgender, has written works exploring themes such as autistic identity, trans identity, and masking. Price identifies as autistic and...

multimillion-dollar estate to his other son, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic savant of whose existence Charlie was unaware. Morrow created the character...

goals are to fund evidence-based autism research and support families with autistic members. The organization was founded in March 2009 by Alison Singer, a...

intelligence for autistic individuals. Their study revealed that non-autistic children scored similarly on both tests, but the autistic children fared far...

went on to complete her Doctor of Philosophy, on pattern detection in autistic children, in 1968. Frith was mentored, during her early career, by Neil...

study it was found that 25% of the autistic participants exhibited unexpected bilingualism in a total sample of 46 autistic children. Spontaneous language...

assistance dog or autism service dog is an assistance dog trained to assist an autistic person manage their disability and live more independently. The first autism...

autistic. When he was eighteen, Robertson decided to become an actor. He enrolled at Regent's University, London, becoming their first known autistic...

family with an autistic 11-year-old. The play explores the experiences of the parents of a nonspeaking, sometimes physically aggressive, autistic boy and the...

short film in Pixar's SparkShorts program and focuses on a non-verbal autistic girl and a chatty boy, learning to understand each other. The short was...

developed the autistic character Bruno the Brake Car for Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go. They worked with organisations including the Autistic Self Advocacy...

after he asked the parent of an autistic child if "all autistic children are violent" in a hearing regarding an autistic pupils' exclusion. The parent later...

support for autistic people and their families. The Autism Society Philippines' (ASP) history dates back to 1987 when eleven mothers of autistic children...

the autism spectrum. Ashdale Secondary College Alkimos College Western Autistic School Aspect Beating the Odds Rainbow Centre Pathlight School Eden School...

daʃe]; born 5 February 1985) is a French social psychologist, lecturer and autistic rights activist. She's the author of Invisible Differences and Dans ta...

where she writes about her personal experiences as an autistic adult and as a mother of two autistic children, including a son with highly intensive support...

Children of the Stars is a 2007 Chinese documentary about autistic children (Chinese: 自閉症) in the People's Republic of China. It was produced by Alexander...

blind with septo-optic dysplasia. He has additionally been diagnosed as autistic and has Prader–Willi syndrome. Whilst heavily pregnant with Harvey, Price...

Scottish artist notable for his landscapes in wax oil crayon. He was an autistic savant. Wawro was born, in Newport-on-Tay, Scotland, on 14 April 1952,...

Carolyn Bracken is an Irish actress. Bracken grew up in Nenagh, County Tipperary. She began acting at age four, as a member of local theater group The...

treatment of gastrointestinal pathology in autistic children, and has written in support of the diagnosis he calls autistic enterocolitis. The original study that...

the differences between autistic and non-autistic individuals are due to genetic effects. When only one identical twin is autistic, the other often has learning...

of whom are physically disabled. Chopra played Jhilmil Chatterjee, an autistic woman who falls in love with a deaf, mute man (Kapoor). Director Rituparno...

color-blind. In 2025, in Source Code, Gates wrote that he believed he was autistic. In 1987, at a trade fair in New York, Gates met Melinda French, then a...

Barton. Riches is also a Sunday times bestselling author with his book Autistically Me and has also released another book about his experience growing up...

was specifically used to designate the most dominant manifestation of autistic behaviour in higher-functioning individuals. Griffin and Tyrell also suggested...

behavioral traits that people who are diagnosed as autistic do have", and that his friends believe him to be autistic. While taking part in BBC One show Pilgrimage...

James Sinclair is an American autistic activist and writer who helped pioneer the neurodiversity movement. Sinclair, along with Xenia Grant and Donna Williams...

best-selling book Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage and the first autistic actor to play the lead role in the Tony...

come to terms with his trans identity until several years later. He is autistic. He is married to speculative fiction author Alice Scott. Hell Followed...

event is based on the idea that social communication is difficult for autistic people. Going without social networks for one day is therefore a perspective-taking...

Austin, who is autistic and lives with his mother and grandfather, may provide Julian with a path to redemption. Michael Theo, an autistic participant on...

North East Autism Society (NEAS), previously Tyne and Wear Autistic Society (1980–2009), is an English public service organisation established by parents...

Am I Still Autistic? was published in 2011 and describes his struggles with autism as a child. He wanted to give hope to parents of autistic children....

and won a People's Choice Award. He also starred as Dr. Shaun Murphy, an autistic doctor with savant syndrome, working at the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital...

Sharp into Kate Schechter's landlord and former Pugilism and the Third Autistic Cuckoo member with the now returned Richard MacDuff. Cleaner Elena is inadvertently...

advocates and autistic activists about their views on autism, including Kassiane Asasumasu, autistic activist and blogger; Dora Raymaker, autistic activist...

Christian Hansen (formerly Christian Hansen & the Autistics) is a Canadian new wave band from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in late 2007 and consisting of...

New Hampshire compound where she met Christian, works with a group of autistic children to hack into different technologies to help Christian. Their group...

Upward Bound is a 2026 novel allegedly written by Woody Brown, a profoundly autistic minimally speaking American. It was published by Hogarth, an imprint of...

Son-Rise is a home-based therapeutic program for autistic and other developmentally disabled people. It was developed by former advertising executive Barry...

Hon.FSSAA (born 24 April 1974) is a British architectural artist and autistic savant. He is known for his ability to draw a landscape from memory after...

playing a man going through a divorce in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and an autistic savant in Rain Man (1988). He was Oscar-nominated for The Graduate (1967)...

is quite difficult for autistic students because of their challenges with interpersonal communication. The narratives of autistic students can sometimes...

autism in March 2020, after hearing an audio clip on TikTok that mocked autistic people. They created a four-part video series on autism in girls to address...

possibly associated with PDA. One study found that while approximately 20% of autistic individuals exhibited some traits associated with PDA in childhood, only...

child support from his father, labeling her son as a "high-functioning autistic child" with special needs. Rodger's father presented a diagnosis by a doctor...

Vincent Angell in 1999. They have one son, who is autistic. Tucci and Angell played parents of an autistic boy on an episode of Without a Trace. Fellow actor...

psychiatrist Michael Fitzgerald has argued that Montgomery was likely autistic, and it has been speculated that this was the cause of many of apparent...

flourish verbally, socially, and academically. However, some of their autistic characteristics still remain, as they have somewhat nasal, robot-like voices...

animators. Pablo, a Cbeebies series also about a small autistic boy, performed and written by autistic people. "Ready Eddie Go! narrated by Jodie Whittaker...

Germany and South Dakota. In 1943, Kanner published his landmark paper Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact, describing 11 children who displayed...

Cite uses deprecated parameter |citeseerx= (help) "Gary McKinnon profile: Autistic 'hacker' who started writing computer programs at 14". The Daily Telegraph...

for Autistic Advocacy, where she served as the director of development. It is an LGBTQ+ autistic-led advocacy group, and the only LGBTQ+, autistic-led...

people, especially autistic individuals, are more likely than their neurotypical peers to identify as LGBTQIA+. More specifically, autistic individuals are...

following a stroke caused by a hemiplegic migraine in 2012. They are also autistic and reside in Los Angeles. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 12, 2017). "Funimation...

Daniel George L. Bull (born 27 March 1986) is an English rapper and songwriter known best for his songs about video games, which he publishes on his YouTube...

him of being under the influence. The janitor was a hearing-impaired, autistic teenager named Andrew Farrell. The parents of the janitor had seen the...

follows the adventures of Pablo James, a five-year-old (later 8-year-old) autistic boy, and his imaginary anthropomorphized animal friends, the Book Animals...

Aalto and Hamish Gaman in the skate-off. Conn's adopted son Daniel is autistic. On November 13, 2008, she was named national celebrity spokesperson for...

For Freedom (AFF) is a solidarity and campaigning group aligned with the autistic rights movement. The aim of AFF is to teach the public that autism is not...

critical of the autistic rights and neurodiversity movements. Singer is the daughter of Rita and Gerald Tepper. She has an older autistic brother, Steven...

Zhǎngsūn Brown (formerly Lydia X. Z. Brown, born 1993) is an American autistic disability-rights activist, writer, attorney, and public speaker who was...

presented as savant-like, that autistic stereotypes often "[personify] the autistic mind as a place where the Autistic person can physically retreat into...

born in 1982 and has seven siblings, all of whom are non-autistic. She was diagnosed as autistic when she was three years old and was bullied for much of...

autism rates was a warning about the medical industry, stating: "There's an autistic child on every block ... Autism is the canary in the coal mine. I believe...

Madison Marilla (born September 22, 1997) is an American autistic television personality, social media content creator and elementary school student activities...

Nadia Chomyn (24 October 1967 – 28 October 2015) was a British autistic artist who was born in Nottingham. Considered severely handicapped both intellectually...

special education programs, including multi-disabled, elementary autistic, secondary autistic, and life skills. The building was formerly used as a Dunmore...

Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995...

to get revenge for his mother's poisoning. Aidan Delbis as Don, Teddy's autistic cousin who assists him in kidnapping Michelle. Stavros Halkias as Casey...

an apology. In August 2026, Rife garnered controversy when he told an autistic man to commit suicide. He specifically stated, "Sire, you are lifeless...

early media reports carried claims by South Korean relatives that Cho was autistic, the Massengill Report said the relationship between selective mutism and...

marketable skill all predict better outcomes; independent living is unlikely in autistic people with higher support needs. There are two possible developmental...

particularly influential for autistic people. Autistic people may display different behaviors than non-autistic individuals, prompting autistic people to feel "othered...

Productions and BYU TV for the CBBC. The series follows Addie, a young autistic girl who wants a memorial in her village for the women who were accused...

California, where he attended Crescenta Valley High School. Delbis is autistic. Balmer, Crispian (August 29, 2025). "Emma Stone stars in dark comedy in...

1962, she began a school for autistic children in the basement of her London home. She helped to found the National Autistic Society, whose first school...

research into autism led to the foundation of the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) program. Eric Schopler...

Matthew James "Matt" Savage (born May 12, 1992) is an American autistic savant musician. Born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, he is the son of Diane and Lawrence...

Meat Loaf. The film depicts the attempts of a young woman and her younger autistic brother to ward off a hungry tiger trapped in a house with them during...

in Wawa, Ontario, Snow Cake is a drama about the relationship between autistic Linda (Weaver), and British tourist Alex (Rickman), who has a change of...

2017 American documentary about David James (DJ) Savarese, a nonspeaking autistic teenager who communicates with a voice synthesizer. The film has been criticized...

groups in America such as religious groups, ethnic and racial minorities, autistic individuals, and the LGBTQ community. It has been remarked that attitudes...

(2015). "Examining the genetic and environmental associations between autistic social and communication deficits and psychopathic callous-unemotional...

conceives of all autistic individuals as possessing "savant" abilities. This perception is inaccurate to the experiences of every autistic individual, and...

performance but criticized the series' storylines and its portrayal of autistic people. In April 2023, the series was renewed for a seventh season and...

Morpurgo's grandson, who is autistic. Flamingo Boy is set during World War II, in Camargue in southern France. It is centred on an autistic boy named Lorenzo,...

Jonathan Mitchell (born September 7, 1955) is an American author and autistic blogger who writes about autism including the neuroscience of the disorder...

Blain in the television series Plus belle la vie, and that of the young autistic criminology expert, Astrid Nielsen, in Astrid et Raphaëlle. She has also...

Katy Victoria J Wix (born 28 February 1980) is a Welsh actress, comedian, writer, author and artist. Her television roles include Daisy in Not Going Out...

Second Life which depicts a long-distance online relationship. Dey is autistic. She married multidisciplinary artist Luyuan Zhang in 2025. Studio albums...

that elevated rates of testosterone were associated with higher rates of autistic traits, lower rates of eye contact, and higher rates of other medical conditions...

American drama film directed by Sam Fleischner. The story is about an autistic child named Ricky who, after a particularly difficult day at school, escapes...

paper defended the value of high-functioning autistic individuals, writing "We are convinced, then, that autistic people have their place in the organism of...

for his middle grade contemporary novels featuring queer, Jewish, and autistic characters, as well as his Time op-ed discussing transgender and non-binary...

(Arabic: إياد الحلاق, romanized: ’Iyād al-Ḥallāq), a 32-year-old unarmed autistic Palestinian man, was shot and killed by the Israel Border Police in East...

CEASE (Complete Elimination of Autistic Spectrum Expression) therapy is a pseudoscientific practice used by naturopaths (particularly homeopaths) who claim...

education of autistic people. In 1965, Sullivan cofounded the Autism Society of America (formerly called the National Society for Autistic Children), and...

heightened empathy. Reasons and experiences of hyper-empathy vary. Some autistic people have reported experiencing hyper-empathy. In psychopathology, hyper-empathy...

the physical health, mental health and social barriers experienced by autistic individuals. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley founded...

Charlene Joanne Webb (born 26 February 1988), commonly known as Charley Webb, is an English actress. From 2002 to 2021, she played Debbie Dingle in the...

and has an eidetic memory. Throughout the series, Reid is portrayed as autistic, including in seasons one and eight. Most of the members of the team are...

documentary film called Normal People Scare Me, directed by a 15-year-old autistic boy whom he mentored. Around this time, he founded Inclusion Films, which...

– January 10, 2023) was an American self-taught artist. Regarded as an autistic savant, Blackstock created drawings featuring orderly categories of types...

Martin Carr (born 29 November 1968) is an English musician and writer who was the chief songwriter and lead guitarist with the band The Boo Radleys. Born...

homeless individuals. Dodson is autistic and has advocated for more opportunities for actors with autism to portray autistic characters. Dodson confirmed...

Robert Alan Durst (April 12, 1943 – January 10, 2022) was an American convicted murderer, suspected serial killer and real estate heir. The eldest son...

רואים רחוק, lit. 'looking ahead') is a program designed to train young autistic adults in professions by the Israel Defense Forces. Qualified young adults...

20th century had concluded, autistic people are not inherently deficient in empathy but rather that autistic and non-autistic people bidirectionally struggle...

Healthcare Products Association, the Autism Science Foundation, and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, strongly disagreed...

lives of autistic people. The awful truth is that autistic people are more at risk of abuse, victimisation and exploitation than non-autistic people. Because...

28, 2014. Willingham, Emily. "'Wall Street' Actress Daryl Hannah Is An Autistic Woman". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Cooper...

American non-profit organization founded in 2002 to address the needs of autistic people and their families. The organization was founded by Laura and Harry...

The couple have a twin girl and boy and a younger daughter. Christine is autistic, as are her three children. They took part in a documentary, Paddy and...

binding with opioid receptors. Advocates of this hypothesis believe that autistic children are unusually sensitive to gluten, which results in small bowel...

Hampshire Autistic Society Research Autism Staffordshire Adults Autistic Society Sussex Autistic Community Trust TreeHouse The Wessex Autistic Society Wirral...

American Nonprofit organization founded in 1976 which aims to support autistic children and adults throughout New York City and Long Island. Eden II was...

roommates Jack, Harrison and Violet, all in their 20s, all of whom are autistic, as they look for work, make friends, and fall in love. Rick Glassman as...

the Autism Society of America. They claimed that the ASA's campaign made autistic people objects of pity. They also spoke at conferences about disabilities...

Johnson. Animals in Translation explores the similarity between animals and autistic people, a concept that was originally touched upon in Grandin's 1995 book...

Autistic people are about three times as likely as non-autistic people to attempt suicide. Suicide is a leading cause of early death for autistic people...

1038/265726a0. PMID 558516. S2CID 4283843. Tinbergen, N.; Tinbergen, E.A. (1985). Autistic children: New hope for a cure. London: George Allen and Unwin. ISBN 978-0-04-157010-6...

Abbey Romeo (born May 17, 1998) is an American autistic television personality, social media content creator and musical artist. She is best known for...

The Miracle Project is a theater and film program for autistic children and their siblings and friends, which was featured in the HBO documentary Autism:...

children. Myers is self-described as introverted and has been diagnosed as autistic, along with having ADHD and anxiety. Myers lived in Sydney, Australia from...

Avivi and Noam Imber it explores the relationship between a father and his autistic teenager son. An official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, the...

guidance for teachers regarding autistic spectrum disorders, and an evaluation of the provision of services for autistic children in Northern Ireland. In...

for deafness and labelled as "disturbed". In 1991, she was diagnosed as autistic and also underwent treatment for gut, immune system and sensory perceptual...

philosophy at the University of Southampton. In 2013, after learning they are autistic, they completed their master's degree and began their doctorate at the...

expanded upon by Constantino et al. in 2003, is a quantitative measure of autistic traits in 4–18 year olds. Its correlation with behaviour problems and autism...

Centre and comprises one half of the national educational provision for autistic children. The school educates students in social and life skills, teaches...

Autism Sunday Communication Shutdown World Autism Awareness Day Culture Autistic art Autism in popular culture Fictional characters Films about autism Circle...

May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011. Sanderson, David (14 May 2010). "Autistic pianist's case heard in public after UK's last secret court opens". The...

Stephen Mark Shore (born September 27, 1961) is an American autistic professor of special education at Adelphi University. He has authored, co-authored...

In her published work she often uses her son Jonah as an example of an autistic person with highly intensive support needs. Lutz is the author of three...

Madeleine Ryan (born 9 December 1988) is an Australian novelist and filmmaker. She is known for her novel A Room Called Earth (2020). Ryan was born in...

She purposefully shares limited information about her life. Holton is autistic and her books feature neurodivergent characters. Holton wrote The Wisteria...

and they reside in Los Angeles, California. They have a daughter, who is autistic. In August 2022, Rhodes shared that she had been diagnosed with autism...

advocate for autistic people and children. She is the author of The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy, which was inspired by her autistic son Benjamin...

Reporter, Williams stated that he portrayed the character of Shane as autistic after receiving confirmation from Reid that the character was on the autism...

along with Kang Tae-oh and Kang Ki-young. It follows Woo Young-woo, an autistic female rookie attorney hired by a major law firm in Seoul. Because she...

another summer blockbuster. In 1999, Shue starred as the titular Molly as an autistic young woman placed into the care of her unwilling bachelor brother, played...

Austrian-American psychiatrist Leo Kanner, he was eventually diagnosed as autistic. Donald had multiple visits, but when he returned, he did not even look...

is an advocate for autistic people and children. She is the author of Brandon Spots His Sign, which was inspired by her autistic son Brandon drawing...

The film narrates the fictional story in which Rizvan Khan (Khan), an autistic Muslim, sets out on a journey across the United States to meet the President...

Solána Imani Rowe (born November 8, 1989), known professionally as SZA (/ˈsɪzə/ SIZ-ə), is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her diaristic songwriting...

preference for identity-first language, including the Deaf, blind, and autistic communities. APA style recommends using either identity-first or person-first...

which is great for my ADHD brain!". In April 2023, Burns was diagnosed as autistic, which she announced on social media. Night Call Tour (2022) supporting...

Therése Jessica Lindgren is a Swedish vlogger and YouTuber. She is a board member of Independent Beauty Sweden AB, Lindgren Group AB and ThereseLindgren...

protein products, which are common in vegan diets. Ramsey was diagnosed as autistic while filming the first season of The Last of Us. They described the diagnosis...

Samuel von Einem (born 21 June 1995) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. Von Einem has represented Australia in table tennis since 2011. He...

about two autistic men, Larry Bissonnette and Tracy Thresher, who travel with their aides to Sri Lanka, Japan, and Finland to meet other autistic people...

few, and there are too few facilities and personnel trained to work with autistic children in reference to the estimated number of autism cases in Africa...

a diagnosis defined in the ICD-10 for the case that the criteria for autistic disorder were not met because of late age of onset, or atypical symptomatology...

Kristina helps her friend Suze, who is facing a divorce, by babysitting her autistic son Noel; Kristina fears that her marriage with Adam could experience similar...

is autistic, and has ADHD. He also wrote a book about his experiences with autism and how it has impacted his life, titled Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire:...

series Atypical, in which she portrayed the character Sid, an autistic teenager. She met autistic illustrator Michael Richey White through Atypical, and collaborated...

on the Spectrum is an Australian reality television show that follows autistic cast members as they explore the dating world. The show is produced by...

directed by Tricia Regan. The film recounts six months in the lives of five autistic children in Los Angeles, California as they write and rehearse for an original...

named Gemma. He grew up in Greystones. From an early age, Harris displayed autistic traits, such as being speech delayed and having poor coordination. His...

and his team created the first genetically modified monkeys that showed autistic behaviour (Rett syndrome). After developing a gene therapy technique for...

It. Like the rest of the main cast, both the character and actress are autistic. She was nominated for Outstanding Performance in a New Series at the 32...

Ana Golja, Jacob Grodnik and James Paxton. The plot follows Moose, an autistic man who develops an unhealthy obsession with his favorite actor, Hunter...

Raymond Webster Thompson MNZM (5 April 1949 - 15 January 2025) was a British-born Canadian-New Zealand screenwriter, composer and producer. Thompson was...

television starring in the HBO production of Temple Grandin, a biopic about the autistic animal scientist. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead...

is an American documentary film released in 2015. The film follows four autistic adults, Dave, Lindsey, Lenny, and Stephen, and explores the concepts of...

propagated by disability rights organizations such as Not Dead Yet and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the day aims to bring attention to the issue of...

at the Grand Ole Opry. They were married on 21 October 2017. Bowen is autistic and has ADHD, and one of her goals is to help similar people feel less...

also starred in the 2011 independent drama film Fly Away as Mandy, an autistic girl. Born on May 4, 1992 in Sarasota, Florida, Rickards grew up on a horse...

Maretu (stylized in all caps), also known as Gokuaku-P (Japanese: 極悪P, "EvilP"), is a Japanese musician, Vocaloid producer, and songwriter. He started...

books, culture and where she was going — you can do both." Junglepussy is autistic, and identifies as asexual. Pregnant with Success (2015) JP3 (2018) JP4...

behaviorally challenged teenagers paired with adults; autistic children paired with non autistic children; severely disabled children paired with able-bodied...

disorder (ADHD) at the age of 28. In 2021, he revealed that he is also autistic. Stephens, Andrew (8 April 2007). "Did you hear the one about the comedian...

Radford Sechrist, also known as Rad Sechrist, is an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and educator. He is best known as the creator...

and "external perception" to his experience of learning that he may be autistic, he received this diagnosis after his tour ended; he also frequently discusses...

social anthropologist Camille Caprioglio suggests that Woolf may have been autistic, a possible contributing factor to her mental health struggles. In contemporary...

thoughts, as well as his nuanced and non-stereotypical portrayal of an autistic character. Reid commented that Williams fully embodied the role, praising...

A-levels. He also attended the Chelmsford Drama Centre at weekends. He is autistic and dyspraxic, which meant he struggled socially at school. His mother...

Browser (Zone for Autistic Children) was a web browser designed specifically for children with autism spectrum disorder. Because autistic children display...

Jemma Moore (born 18 March 1992) is a British actress and filmmaker. Jemma Moore was born on 18 March 1992 in Hong Kong to a Chinese mother and British...

introduced Epstein to Ramachandran whose lab was conducting a study on an "autistic savant who displays telepathy". Ramachandran wrote that he had no problems...

polyurethane company. Her mother is a high school teacher who works with autistic children. The nickname "Keke" is not a shortening of "Keyana": according...

Ciarán Strange is a British-American voice actor, known for his voicework on video games and anime dubs for Crunchyroll. His notable roles include Lorelei/Lor...

Kokoro~) is an autobiography by Naoki Higashida, a largely nonspeaking autistic person from Japan. It was first published in Japan in 2007. The English...

of sensory modulation: Performance of children with fragile X syndrome, autistic disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and sensory modulation...

Nottingham Trent University who researches the behavior and neurophysiology of autistic individuals. He has studied the behavioral aspects of autism by providing...

Alpine Learning Group, a private school for autistic students. Taylor is recognized for her research on autistic children in an applied practice setting,...

series Hello Missfortune. In 2024, he received a starring role as the autistic brother of Venus Wong in the TVB crime series Forensic Heroes VI: Redemption [zh]...

replaced by Ammu Abhirami. In 2019, she played Nithya Lakshmi, a non-verbal autistic character, in the psychological thriller Athiran opposite Fahadh Faasil...

of December 2025. In January 2026, the largest trial of leucovorin in autistic children was retracted due to discovery of various errors. Before any medical...

from his perspective as someone who is both a GP and the parent of an autistic son. His book Defeating Autism: A Dangerous Delusion (2008) describes his...

Laura Brouwers (born 18 June 1995), also known by her pseudonym Cyarin or Cyarine, is a Dutch digital artist and illustrator. Brouwers is from Eindhoven...

Podcast". Retrieved 2015-03-26. "'Big Brother 22': Ian Terry Calls the Game 'Autistic Hell,' Fans Petition for a Rocking Chair". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. 10 August...

becomes his girlfriend. Meera works as a teacher at a special school for autistic children. Based on photographs taken by the writer, Magudapathy believes...

Elliot Lee (born 1997) is a singer, songwriter, and producer based in New York City. They have toured with notable bands including Joywave, Waterparks...

year, while filming The Batman in Liverpool, he surprised a ten-year-old autistic fan who had been waiting on set to meet him. However, an in-person meeting...

to climate activist Greta Thunberg, they have described themself as "an autistic femme." Piepzna-Samarasinha was a Voices of Our Nation and US Artists Disability...

Jack Veal (born 12 June 2007) is an English actor known for his role as Kid Loki in Loki (2021). Jack Veal was born on 12 June 2007, in London. In 2018...

Nathan (Asa Butterfield) who has difficulty understanding people, and is autistic, but finds comfort in numbers. When he is chosen to represent the United...

comedy sketch in the guise of a news site. Marketed as being by and for autistics, it is produced by Turtle Canyon Comedy. She variously serves as composer...

the Weight of Our Dreams, an anthology of art and writing entirely by autistic people of color published by the Autism Women's Network in June 2017. Giwa...

Bradstreet and his co-authors claimed that autistic children had a higher body burden of mercury, and that three autistic children had measles RNA in their cerebrospinal...

insurers from refusing other medical care to children because they are autistic. The law does not apply to people who (or companies which) are self-insured...

July 2025). "Tanvi The Great review: Hope lifts emotional story of an autistic girl directed by Anupam Kher, even as logic slips". Hindustan Times. Retrieved...

Kimberley Nixon (born 24 September 1985) is a Welsh actress. Nixon is known for her role as Sophy Hutton in the BBC One period drama Cranford, and appearances...

needed] "Nadia", who began drawing realistically at the age of three, is autistic and has been closely studied. During her childhood, she produced highly...

Jodie Jean Noel Corbin, known professionally as Hormona Lisa, is an American drag performer and television personality. She competed on the seventeenth...

philoSOPHIA, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, and Public Books. Yergeau is autistic and uses they/them pronouns. Yergeau, M. Remi; Wozniak, Kathryn (2008-08-15)...

On the stand, he publicly confirmed for the first time that Jett was autistic and had suffered regular seizures. After a mistrial, Travolta dropped the...

Adam Randal Young (born July 5, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the founder and sole member of electronica project...

reside. They identify as queer, non-binary, aromantic, and asexual, are autistic, and have depression and anxiety; they also believe they have attention...

Marcos Sborowski Pollon (Dourados, January 19, 1981) is a Brazilian lawyer, activist, YouTuber, digital influencer and politician, currently affiliated...

Daniel Edward Aykroyd (/ˈækrɔɪd/ AK-royd; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician and producer. Aykroyd was...

Kristian Seeber (born November 10, 1980), known professionally as Tina Burner, is an American drag performer most known for appearing in Shade: Queens...

variation due to differences in diagnostic methods and the high frequency of autistic features in individuals with fragile X syndrome not meeting the DSM criteria...

Lee Ryan (born 17 June 1983) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and voice actor. He is the lead singer of the boy band Blue. During his time with...

out of dark places. In June 2025, she shared on Instagram that she is autistic and had been diagnosed earlier that year. At the age of 15, she came out...

Baycroft School is a special needs secondary school in Stubbington, Hampshire, England, near Fareham and Gosport. Baycroft School is a day, community special...

interchangeably with § autistic thinking though they are not exact synonyms: dereistic emphasizes disconnection from reality and autistic emphasizes preoccupation...

with her family's criminal activities and is extremely protective of her autistic brother, Sikander. As Shivam spends more time with her, the two gradually...

(CARD) is a business that administers applied behavior analysis (ABA) to autistic people. CARD was founded in 1990 by Doreen Granpeesheh, a former graduate...

Davenport's film Citizen Autistic brings us an inside look at the front lines of the autistic civil rights movement, showcasing autistic activists and self-advocates...

non-therians found that therians on average scored higher on measures of autistic traits (especially social skills and communication) and on schizotypy dimensions...

identity, Jack is hired by Kay and Mark to care for their daughter, a young autistic girl named Glory, who is about Coke's age. While Jack finds her job challenging...

not offer such a degree), and now lives in Billings, Montana. Tingle is autistic, bisexual, and has a son named Jon. In a 2022 Tumblr post, Tingle discussed...

competitions and has lost contact with some members of her family. Wolfe is autistic. Wolfe volunteered for Jack the Bike Man, an organization based in Florida...

only four of the 20 autistic children (20%) answered correctly. Overall, children under the age of four, along with most autistic children (of older ages)...

difference. Her mother, Sharon King, published a fairy tale that featured an autistic character in 2010 and King contributed drawings to illustrate pixies, fairies...

Quotient is a 2018 novel written by Helen Hoang. It follows Stella, an autistic woman who hires an escort in order to explore intimacy with other people...

romantic comedy-drama in which he played the self-absorbed brother of an autistic woman who was cured by surgery. Eckhart also starred that year as a football...

American autism rights activist. She is a former executive director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and replaced Ari Ne'eman as president of ASAN...

gaze improves over the period of development from 6 to 11 years of age. Autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs), which include autism and Asperger syndrome,...

and Star Trek franchises. White uses singular they pronouns. White is autistic, bisexual, and queer and uses non-binary singular they pronouns. White...

powerful television". However, the series has faced some criticism from the autistic community, with the series accused of being patronising. Ramaswamy, Chitra...

his former wife Jenna as they often butt heads over how to parent their autistic son Ezra. Ezra struggles to adapt to the outside world, and Max often takes...

Rupert Isaacson and his wife, Kristen Neff, to find healing for their autistic son, Rowan, after discovering that Rowan's condition appears to be improved...

On April 5, 2025, 17-year-old Victor Perez, a nonverbal autistic boy with cerebral palsy, was shot and killed by four police officers in Pocatello, Idaho...

they once enjoyed. Autistic people are known to experience a state of mental, emotional, or physical exhaustion referred to as autistic burnout because of...

Susan Te Kahurangi King (born 1951) is an autistic artist from New Zealand who found international fame in 2009. She was born in Te Aroha in 1951. King...

was autistic. Bettelheim later claimed that it was Patsy who inspired him to study autism and embellished her into two or even several autistic children...

– via Twitter. Solomon, Rivers [@cyborgyndroid] (June 18, 2020). "I'm autistic" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Twitter. "9 Books About Identity...

a time as any to share all the reasons why I, an autistic person, believe Zuko from atla is autistic. There are a LOT of reasons, so get ready :) ATLA...

(played by Ed Flanders), who has a leading role in the series. Tommy, who is autistic, played an expanded role in St. Elsewhere's final episode, "The Last One"...

Foundation honors 'Girl Spock' and her mission to become the 1st openly autistic woman in space". Space.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026. Remembering Leonard...

rather than "a disabled person". However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations...

Spectrum, the show revolves around the lives of three roommates who are autistic. The roommates are played by actors on the autism spectrum, including Glassman...

1978) is an American woman convicted of the 2008 arson-murder of her autistic son. On August 16, 2008, Scott started a fire at her home in Russellville...

Zoraya ter Beek (2 May 1995 – 22 May 2024) was a 29-year-old Dutch woman who underwent euthanasia on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering. Her case...

Nicholas's autistic half-sister who is 17 years old at the start of the series. She is a gifted classical composer. Cromer herself is autistic, which she...

Urville-Nacqueville, in the Manche département Urville (imaginary city) created by autistic savant Gilles Trehin Other: Jules Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer...

to evaluate promising interventions for autistic people, and to improve the health and well-being of autistic people and their families. The ARC collaborates...

written by me (autistic), about me as a teen (autistic). I wrote all of Harriet for the show (still autistic) and the lead actor is autistic. It's the DEFINITION...

most scientists try to determine how autistic brains are broken, she finds it more useful to examine how autistic brains work rather than how they are...

Genie was autistic, whether she had sustained any brain damage, and whether she was born mentally retarded. Shurley concluded she was not autistic, with which...

Camilla Maria Henemark (born 23 October 1964), also known as La Camilla, is a Swedish singer, actress, political spokesperson, and former fashion model...

Thelma and Louise. Franklin has also stated that she wrote Poison Ivy as autistic, but "figured DC would be against" this being mentioned in the comics....

the Sesame Workshop, has a voice in the development of Julia, the first autistic character on Sesame Street and their "See the Amazing in Every Child" initiative...

Michael James Vennart (born 19 August 1976) is an English musician, best known as a guitarist and singer. He is the leader of the eponymous band Vennart...

1971 as the Behavior Research Institute (BRI). In 2002, JRC staff tied an autistic boy face-down to a board with four-point restraints and shocked him 31...

Radio 1 on Christmas. In 2024, Holme fronted an ITV1 series alongside her autistic father, Phil. The series, Ash Holme: What Not to Do with Dad, followed...

in Toronto with their two sons. He plays competitive pinball with his autistic son. Waldie, Paul (2021-09-30). "Canadian artist's book vending machine...

Adam Larsen. The film shows perspectives on life from the viewpoint of autistic individuals. Neurotypical was shot mostly in North Carolina and Virginia...

Shain A. Mahaffey Neumeier (born 1987) is an American autistic and nonbinary transgender attorney. Neumeier advocates against coercive and forced treatment...

placebo, risperidone treatment reduces certain problematic behaviors in autistic children, including aggression toward others, self-injury, challenging...

of my depression was nothing other seeing myself as 'broken' for being autistic, ADHD and trans." On the 26th of May 2026, Metcalfe announced her ME/CFS...

when the boys reached school age, Anna Kennedy discovered that they are autistic. It was difficult for Anna and Sean to find a suitable education for their...

Kylie V is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Born Kylie Van Slyke, they debuted with their EP Lotus Eater in December...

pronouns. They are based in Midtown Manhattan. Sternberg is Jewish. They are autistic and have ADHD. Studio albums Then I Try Some More (2019, Fat Possum Records)...

Anthony Thomas "Tony" DeBlois is a blind American autistic savant and musician. Tony DeBlois was born on January 22, 1974. Weighing less than two pounds...

alongside Sara Mortensen, the trilingual actress who portrays Astrid, an autistic and brilliantly innovative criminologist. Lola Dewaere is the daughter...

Sam Robert De Courcy Thompson (born 2 August 1992) is a British television personality and radio presenter from London. Between 2013 and 2021, he appeared...

Agnes Callard (née Gellen; born 1976) is a Hungarian-American philosopher and an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. Her primary...

that provides applied behavior analysis (ABA) and diagnostic services to autistic children and adolescents. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered...

Level 3 Extended Diploma in acting at Birmingham Ormiston Academy. Blue is autistic. Blue made her screen debut in an episode of the CBBC series The Worst...

themselves. In allistic (non-autistic) settings, autistic people may display asocial tendencies. This is due to differences in how autistic and allistic people...

weighted blankets were most commonly used in deep pressure therapy to assist autistic people, individuals with dementia, and mental health conditions. They have...

diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and prefers being referred to as "autistic". "Demi Burnett Looks Like A Real-Life Barbie Doll For 28th Birthday"....

Zander Sweeney, better known by their stage name Zand (typically stylized in all caps), is an English pop musician from Blackpool. Zand is best known for...

syndrome. Singer has also described herself as "likely somewhere on the autistic spectrum". After reaching out to the Autism Association of Australia, she...

of Janki Garments (2026—present) The promo featuring Eisha Singh as an autistic girl, released on May 2026. The series was released on 29 June 2026 replacing...

circumstances of a young autistic boy's death. A body found at a lake is identified by police as Jeong Min-hwan, a young autistic boy, who went missing two...

experiences. Stimming, or self-stimulatory behavior, is a common way for autistic or ADHD individuals to cope with overwhelming sensory input. Fidget toys...

autism spectrum. Although the character was not initially conceived as autistic, she later incorporated this aspect into his portrayal in The Long Game...

published in 2011. Murray et al. (2005) proposed certain steps to help autistic individuals, such as increasing "connections", building understanding through...

Megan Prescott (born 4 June 1991) is an English actress, writer and bodybuilder, who is best known for her role as Katie Fitch in the double BAFTA-winning...

distinguished between biological and social factors. Evidence suggests that autistic girls and women tend to display fewer repetitive behaviors and more camouflaging...

Joseph Fidler Walsh (born Joseph Woodward Fidler; November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Best known as a member of the rock...

the most votes. Storrie and Curtis shared the writer award. Storrie is autistic, but was not diagnosed until later in life. She has spoken about how this...

also critiqued how popular media deprives autistic people of meaningful representation by portraying "autistic‑coded" characters rather than explicitly...

24, 2021, Prum Chantha's home was raided by police and her 16-year-old autistic son Kak Sovannchhay was arrested on charges of insulting government leaders...

social and cultural Three generations Rights by beneficiary Accused Animals Autistic Children Consumers Creditors Deaf Disabled Elders Family Farmers Fetus...

exhibited by autistic people, the disorder is typically conceptualized as existing along a continuum (or spectrum) of severity. Autistic individuals commonly...

reported that he was born with a hole in his heart, was thought to be autistic for the first five years of his life, and was unable to walk until the...

view towards autistics and their parents, rather than, as Harris argued, an advocate for individualized treatment for every child. An autistic autism researcher...

to perform, but Amber immediately refuses. She explains that Stevie is autistic: he is unable to handle crowds or unusual situations, and she does not...

persona is "very earnest" and is frequently misconstrued due to her being autistic. She stated in a 2025 Cultured magazine interview, "I would not consider...

State Prison in Davisboro, Georgia. January 12 Mattel launches its first autistic Barbie. January 13 The Trump administration designates the Muslim Brotherhood...

Texas, raised in Hong Kong, and lives in Yorkshire. She is biracial and autistic. Dean began her career with short stories. She has listed her favorite...

The World Federation Autistic Day Care Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania was officially opened on 19 February 2006 by the President of The World Federation...

critical acclaim. The second season premiered in February 2026. Series 1 Autistic paleontologist Nina enjoys her routine life working at The Natural History...

Carolina Díaz Pimentel is a Peruvian journalist and mental health activist. As a reporter, she covers issues related to mental health and neurodivergence...

“healing to their inner child” in light of their own experiences as an autistic person. The series and Carey's performance were praised. Lucy Mangan in...

Mercedes (September 18, 2025). "'Carl the Collector' Introduces Non-Speaking Autistic Character with AAC Device". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 21...

suicide by members of the website, and that Near had been mocked for being autistic. After posting online, Near hanged themself around 1 pm local time; an...

discomfort for autistic people can be the social one. For me, I was confused by the way people behaved." Chris Packham, CBE and National Autistic Society Ambassador...

Sanderson is originally from Charlottetown, and lives in Montreal. He is autistic. He is the second trans man to compete within the Drag Race franchise,...

Insurance Supplemental Security Income Ticket to Work Groups Organizations Autistic Self Advocacy Network Center for Independent Living Disabled in Action...

Molly is a 1999 romantic comedy-drama film about an autistic woman who comes into the custody of her neurotic executive brother. The film was directed...

bomb, grossing $3.2 million against a $30 million budget. Tim Warden, an autistic boy, has supposedly witnessed his parents' ruthless murder. Jake Rainer...

yields a composite score ranging from non-autistic to mildly autistic, moderately autistic, or severely autistic. The scale is used to observe and subjectively...

Intensive Interaction, working mainly with children and adults on the autistic spectrum. She worked for over 30 years as a practitioner with people whose...

child in the video. After the incident, the man said that the boy was autistic and was "visibly upset by the incident." A spokesperson for the Rochester...

same name directed by Alexandra Shiva. The musical focuses on a group of autistic young adults preparing to attend a Spring Formal dance organized by their...

Her, the main character is autistic. The third book in The Brown Sisters series, Act Your Age, Eve Brown, features two autistic leads. Hibbert's stories...

convey was to "Advocate autistic voices, Advocate acceptance, Advocate autistic love, Advocate for your autistic self, Advocate autistic opinions, Advocate...

Dogan N, Kose S, Bora E (12 November 2024). "Investigating the Presence of Autistic Traits and Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms in Anorexia...

Adam Maxwell Burton, known professionally as Maxwell Atoms, is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and voice actor. He is the creator...

Gaza. During a panel at the 2024 New York Comic Con, Hardy revealed he is autistic. In 2026, he collaborated with Tatami Fightwear to develop the AUTsiders...

journalistic book Neurodivergentes (2019) and hosts the channel Mundo Autista (Autistic World, 2015–present) on YouTube. In 2025, she returned to chick lit with...

Alexander Plank (born June 27, 1986) is an American autistic activist, filmmaker and actor. He is known for founding the online community Wrong Planet...

Tettenhall Wood School is an all-through special school for autistic children in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, England. The school is part of Amethyst Academies...

Generation Z in Brazil for her social media content, being described as vegan, autistic, and a practitioner of witchcraft, in addition to investing in compositions...

Caíseal Mór (/ˈkæʃəl/, "Cash-el More"; 1961–2023) was an Australian sci-fi and fantasy novelist, actor, artist and musician. Caíseal Mór was born in far...

and autistic people. The suggestion that being trans comes secondary to being autistic is meant to discredit the real experiences of both autistic and...

known as a crime fiction writer, with a series of novels featuring an autistic detective, DS George Cross. Tim Sullivan was born in Germany, where his...

of time. When confronted about this, Lori did not mention that J.J. was autistic but told neighbors that he was "her niece's drug baby." Tylee was last...

about Autism which had appointed him as an ambassador in honour of his autistic son. In April 2025 Wallace said he had been diagnosed with autism, stating...

Henrietta, 27 October 1980), also known as Seth F. Henriett, is a Hungarian autistic savant, poet, writer, musician, and artist. In 1987, the primary schools...

conversational skills. They referred to a group of children who presented with mild autistic features and specific semantic pragmatic language problems. In the late...

neurodivergent students who think and learn differently, including students who are autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic, or who have ADHD. The second aim, to address the...

United States Norma Khan Bisexual Norma is Barney's Pakistani-American, autistic best friend. Although she was assumed to be pansexual, due to an illustration...

Jasmine Adams (born 7 February 2003), known professionally as Jazmin Bean, is an English singer, songwriter, and makeup artist. Born and raised in London...

Edwin Rist, also known by the pseudonym Edwin Reinhard, is an American flautist, fly-tyer, and burglar known for stealing 299 rare or extinct bird specimens...

Alisa K. Lowrey, Kevin M. Ayres Publication details Former name Focus on Autistic Behavior History 1986-present Publisher SAGE Publications (United States)...

Bailey-Jaye Timothy Mills (born 13 July 1999), known professionally as Bailey J Mills, is an English drag performer, known for her unconventional comedy...

musical score. Ahead of the film's premiere at Sundance, Amy Gravino, an autistic self-advocate and sex educator, posted a Twitter thread alleging that she...

self-advocates and their allies prefer terminology such as 'Autistic,' 'Autistic person,' or 'Autistic individual' because we understand autism as an inherent...

Turns Out That I Am Autistic and have ADHD - Nathan Rabin's Happy Place Rabin, Nathan (August 16, 2024). "Being Diagnosed as Autistic Made Me Appreciate...

getting Leland through his childhood despite the obvious challenge of being autistic. It was Mark, along with Leland's mom Carol, as well as sister Liberty...

Yukari Ikeuchi, and the nephew of director Juzo Itami. Hikari Ōe was born autistic and developmentally disabled. Doctors tried to convince his parents to...

The National Autistic Society said in 2008 that it was "extremely concerned" about possible harmful effects of the devices upon autistic people. Since...

cognitive and neurological processes of autistic people. As a result of investigating the language development of autistic children, Gernsbacher has posited...

daughter's gender dysphoria was related to being "born gay and slightly autistic"; he said he gave parental consent for her transition at the age of 16...

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Frankie McNair (born 1994 or 1993) is an Australian comedian. She has performed several comedy shows including Big Dumb Idiot (2019), Relax Your Knees...

Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in the autumn. For his role as the autistic teenager Christopher Boone, he was awarded the Tony Award for Best Actor...

Jaiden Dittfach (born September 27, 1997) is an American YouTuber and animator known for her story-time animations channel, Jaiden Animations. She makes...

Parent: Are you having a good time? Child: You sure are. As with many other autistic traits, if speech continues to develop more normally, this pronoun reversal...

and Community (MICC) provides transformative education and training for autistic and neurodivergent adults. MICC is in located in Richfield, Minnesota,...

simultaneously released theatrically and on-demand on January 26, 2018. Wendy is an autistic young woman with a special interest in Star Trek. She lives a routine life...

is not in the interests of people on the [autistic] spectrum" and that it "offends and alienates the autistic community". Instead of attempts to "cure"...

suicide had elevated autistic traits. Suicidal ideation and death by suicide is more common in autistic people than non-autistic people. In 2024 it was...

Catherine Anne Kelley (born September 27, 1988) is an American journalist and television presenter. She is signed to WWE, working as a backstage interviewer...

to anxiety. Hinchliffe and her son Ronnie have both been diagnosed as autistic. Mrs Hinch (2020). This Is Me. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0-241-45431-2. Llewellyn...

Toby Radloff (born December 12, 1957) is a former file clerk and actor who became a minor celebrity owing to his appearances in Cleveland writer Harvey...

"agile and even-handed" in her treatment of the church in the book. Moon is Autistic and ADHD and advocates for better understanding of neurodivergence. She...

Kenny Porpora (born 1986/7) is an American author, speaker, and LGBTQ+ advocate. His first book, The Autumn Balloon, was published in 2015 by Hachette...

Rebecca Catherine Gibney (born 14 December 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian actress and television presenter. She is known for her roles on Australian...

"colourful and attractive", and he has been described as a prodigious autistic savant. His art was introduced to the United States at an exhibition at...

social networks and events that allow autistic people to socialize on their own terms; and the recognition of the autistic community as a minority group. Autism...

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September 2011). "Julian Assange: 'I am – like all hackers – a little bit autistic'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved...

scientific literature. Exclusion diets are often implemented by parents of autistic children, notably in countries such as the United States, Canada, the United...

Ruby Stevens (born September 7, 2002) is a Canadian para swimmer born with complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia and generalized dystonia. She won...

American pathologist convicted in Illinois of first degree murder of her autistic daughter Katherine "Katie" McCarron. Karen Frank-McCarron was born Karen...

Mia, an autistic middle schooler who becomes a viral sensation for her singing. It was published on 13 September 2022 by HarperCollins. Autistic middle...

Koegel LK (1987). "A natural language teaching paradigm for nonverbal autistic children". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 17 (2): 187–200...

Rugendyke, Louise (15 August 2024). "Leigh Sales on the bold show that puts 15 autistic students in charge". Get The Watchlist. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney:...

Kellen Alexander Goff (born February 3, 1995)[non-primary source needed] is an American voice actor. He is most well known for his work in the video game...

Travolta. The project began as a 10-minute short film co-directed by an autistic teenager named Taylor Cross, and his mother Keri Bowers. Travolta first...

(1951–2009), an American man with prodigious memory, was once believed to be autistic but a 2008 study proposed he had FG syndrome. Specialty Medical genetics...

Charles Duncan Green V (born May 10, 1999), better known professionally as CG5, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, and YouTuber. He is well...

the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) and its 2018 sequel. Her portrayal of an autistic girl in Innocent Witness (2019) received critical acclaim. Kim began her...

a series of four autobiographical works by internationally bestselling autistic author Donna Williams. The book relates Williams' diagnosis with scotopic...

Kathryn McCormick in Platinum the Dance Movie. Peyton is non-binary and autistic. "ISABELLA CRAMP, MARLOWE PEYTON, ISABELLA NIEMS Hi-Res Photo – Photo Flash:...

concerns the development of her second son, Dov, who started expressing autistic characteristics around age two, and how she used the pseudoscientific technique...

Autism, a Hunt Valley support group for families with autistic children. Surhoff's son, Mason, is autistic. In March 2026, Surhoff spoke at a protest at the...