A ramp gets you inside. Usable access is whether you can finish the visit without spending the next day recovering.

Disability Scoop reported the wins on September 9, 2026. At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles — a weekend ceremony ahead of the main Emmy Awards on September 14 — Love on the Spectrum took home:

If you are an autistic woman in midlife — or you love one — and the past year feels louder, hotter, foggier, and harder to plan, you are not inventing that.

If you are raising an autistic child who needs home nursing, or you are an autistic adult who wants to stay in your own apartment with supports — not a nursing home or a locked ward — the news from the Justice Department this summer was scary. A federal memo said the department no longer reads disability law the way it used to on community living. Here is the part that matters at the kitchen table: the Supreme Court decision that protects community living was not repealed. A

You already know the kitchen-table version: the same person can be autistic and have ADHD.

If you are taking an autistic child or going yourself as an autistic adult to a clinic that weighs people or uses an exam table, something changed this summer.

For more than a decade, most federal contractors have had a number to work toward: 7 percent of each job group, people with disabilities. On August 21, the Labor Department published a final rule that takes that measuring stick away. This is not a story about every workplace in America, and it is not a repeal of the ADA. It is what one contractor rule counted, and what it will stop counting on September 21. What actually changed Disability Scoop reported the news on August 31

A 2026 sample of 412 autistic adults found 31.3 percent fully employed, 28.6 percent underemployed, and 40.1 percent unemployed. Reviews still cite 50 to 85 percent unemployed or underemployed. Those are two different papers. Do not mash them into one U.S. rate. This is not a cure story. It is not a job-program pitch. It is what the 2026 studies actually counted. Two papers. Keep them apart. The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders integrative review looked across em

Thursday, a federal autism panel voted. The plan is long. The ask is bigger. The check is not in the mail.

People have a word for the kid who trips on flat ground, drops the cup, and walks into every doorframe. The word is clumsy. A look at more than 117 million U.S. medical charts says something quieter. Some of those bodies may have loose joints with a real name. This is not a stretch video, a miracle, or a reason to diagnose yourself from a blog. The numbers are for people 15 and older. A huge study. Still a small number. Researchers at Epic looked at outpatient visits from Jan

In 2026, the diagnostic picture is finally shifting. Large-scale studies confirm that the male-to-female diagnosis gap is narrowing, especially in adolescence and early adulthood, as clinicians become more attuned to how autism presents in girls and women.

Autism Digest is excited to share a wonderful new opportunity from Ability Central: Project Level Up, a free virtual workshop series designed specifically for disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent young adults.

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We all need a helping hand from time to time. Adults living with autism are no different, and should have no hesitation in asking for it.

Financial planning often means budgeting, saving for retirement and paying down debt. While these aspects are important, there is more to it.

SMITHTOWN, NY— May 5, 2025 — Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) celebrated the successful conclusion of its “Home Is Where the Art Is” exhibition with a vibrant closing night at the Main Street Masterpieces Art Gallery in Smithtown, NY.

If you’re a neurodivergent person, the idea of planning a wedding may seem like an insurmountable mountain.

A lesser-discussed but increasingly recognized challenges faced by individuals with autism is the disruption of their circadian rhythm.

According to a study from the Mental Health Association, “7 out of 10 autistic people have a mental health condition” of some description.