Mild autism is unofficially used to describe level 1 autism, or high-functioning autism. People with mild autism might not get diagnosed until adolescence or adulthood because their traits are subtle.

Borderline autism is not a diagnosis — it is an informal term some people may use to describe mild symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social communication difficulties and repetitive ...

A new study released Wednesday found that autism diagnoses are on the rise, but mild cases are far outpacing “profound” cases. Research for the study was conducted by scientists at the Centers for ...

Many people know the word autism, but few know the world of autism, and while there has been a huge push for “autism acceptance” as of late, society cannot truly accept an issue that it is not ...

A 2024 study of autism screening included an important finding: Pediatric clinicians who use a standardized screening tool are more likely to flag toddlers as potentially autistic. However, the ...

I am a 54-year-old man with mild autism. I have poor fine-motor coordination and can barely handwrite. At one time I made a living as a medical transcriptionist, but I was fired because my autism ...