7 h. ago Shock new reason for thousands of mistaken autism diagnoses REVEALED

While autism diagnoses are increasing in the US, experts caution that what appears to be autism could sometimes be obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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10 h. ago The common misdiagnosis that might be to blame for surging cases of autism

While autism diagnoses are increasing in the US, experts caution that what appears to be autism could sometimes be obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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3 d. ago Made in Chelsea's Sam Thompson admits relief after being diagnosed with 'superpower' ADHD

The reality star was diagnosed with both ADHD and autism in 2023, after years of struggling with his attention span while at school. Sam says the label made him feel 'so much better'

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6 d. ago Inside Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns' autism struggle which took 23 years to diagnose

Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns found fame on TikTok in 2020 and is due to release her second album soon but she has endured a battle with undiagnosed autism for much of her life

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7 d. ago King Charles' cousin who became first royal to reveal she has autism announces she is starting a PhD at prestigious London university

Flora Vesterberg, the first member of the Royal Family to speak openly about being diagnosed with autism, recently revealed that she has started studying for a PhD.

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9 d. ago These character traits might mean you are autistic. This is how to get diagnosed

More adults than ever seeking truths about being on the autism spectrum

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1 week ago My cultural awakening: Ratatouille helped me overcome my insomnia

My difficulties with sleep stretched back to childhood, when I would put on a movie to pass the time – until I watched the children’s animated film and it made me drop off straight awayI have never been good at silence. When it’s quiet, my brain fills the gap with racing thoughts. It wasn’t until lockdown, when I was 27, that I was diagnosed with ADHD and autism, but looking back it made sense: the fidgety teenage nights, the late-night TV marathons, the constant need for background noise.As a kid, my insomnia was brutal. When I couldn’t sleep, all I wanted to do was get up and do something, but I shared a room with my sister so I just had to lie there, still and frustrated. I found our workaround: TV. My sister and I would put films on at night to soften the atmosphere and fill the silence. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Imogen Heap: ‘We’re making a horrendous job of existing. Maybe AI is the next stage of evolution’

The pop-electronica musician answers your questions on hanging out with Jeff Beck, cheering up babies, and what she has learned from her ADHD and autism diagnosesSocial media has repopularised your song Headlock, but how did it feel 20 years ago when you had to create, advertise and market the Speak For Yourself album almost entirely solo? Samgams Back then if you were lucky you got into NME or i-D magazine. The only real coverage I got was in the techie music mags, but then Hide and Seek was in The OC, Headlock got on the radio and I started getting recognition. If only we could have had TikTok and all this free promotion 20 years ago but if I’d received then the kind of attention I get now, I might have made different life choices, so I wouldn’t have changed anything.Did you really remortgage your flat to finance Speak For Yourself? AD2023 I spent four years making an album in [the electronic duo] Frou Frou on Island Records, but it never recouped so I never saw a penny. Making an...

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1 week ago I'm a top news anchor with autism. Here's how my ingenious father helped me reverse my symptoms after I was left unable to speak

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Leland Vittert reveals how didn't speak until he was three, struggled to make friends and was bullied in school.

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1 week ago I'm a top news anchor with autism... here's how my parents 'reprogrammed' me after disorder left me unable to speak

But behind the glitzy TV lights lies a hidden challenge: The Fox star has autism. He didn't speak until he was three, struggled to make friends and was bullied in school.

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1 week ago Royal couple's shock split 'confirmed' but they will 'never divorce' for one reason

The royal couple have reportedly went their separate things but will never make it legally official.

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2 w. ago Arne Slot reveals reason behind Federico Chiesa's shock omission vs Galatasaray

As Liverpool prepare to face Galatasaray in their first Champions League away clash of the season, Arne Slot has confirmed they will be without one key star

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2 w. ago Matthew McConaughey explains shock reason why he kept his mom at arm's length for EIGHT YEARS

The Dazed and Confused alum said that he didn't completely sever the relationship, but took a much more guarded approach when sharing information with his mother.

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2 w. ago Gerwyn Price reveals reason behind shock late withdrawal from Luke Littler clash at Hungarian Darts Trophy

GERWYN PRICE has revealed his shock withdrawal from the Hungarian Darts Trophy was due to a sickness bug. The Welsh darts star was due to face off against Luke Littler in the quarter-finals in Budapest on Sunday in what was a highly-anticipated match. But Price pulled out on medical grounds, with Littler receiving a bye...

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3 w. ago Are certain people 'immune' to autism? Experts explain Trump's claims that some groups see no diagnoses

Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, Donald Trump and RFK Jr promoted the long-standing myth that an isolated American community is exempt from autism diagnoses.

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3 w. ago Girl, 5, 'covered in blood' as classmate 'stabs her in the head' at school

A five-year-old girl, who is undergoing an autism diagnosis, has allegedly been stabbed in the head with a pencil by another child while at primary school in Australia

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3 w. ago I was lucky to be diagnosed with autism before RFK Jr.’s claims. These families will face far more fear and stigma

The Independent’s Capitol Hill reporter Eric Garcia talks to families who fear getting their children screened for autism because of Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fear-mongering

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3 w. ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting hits back at Donald Trump's paracetamol and autism claims

Wes Streeting has spoken out after Donald Trump linked taking paracetamol during pregnancy to soaring diagnosis rates of autism and ADHD.

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3 w. ago Trump's bombshell autism announcement as he vows to rip up 'disgraceful' vaccine schedule

Donald Trump claims that the 400 percent surge in people being diagnosed with autism over the last several decades is linked to the use of Tylenol in pregnant women

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