All news on the topic: Asperger’s syndrome

I’ve written extensively on much I hate well-known actors winning awards for sitting in wheelchairs and playing roles where being disabled is the worst possible thing someone can be

Helen Ellis was diagnosed with autism as an adult after struggling with social interactions for her whole life, and says the most troubling aspect is sensory overload

Kayleigh Templeton, 29, is desperate to be moved to a bigger home with her four children, including one who has autism, who feel "crammed" into their tiny two-bedroom flat

Skins actress Megan Prescottt, who played Katie Hinch in the hit Channel 4 show, has told fans she was diagnosed as autistic in 2021, but was 'nervous to say anything'

Carers have found patients lying in distress, curled up under blankets for hours in damp homes. Data from end-of-life charity Marie Curie found 89% of staff have patients with cash woes

Two former members of the far right spoke to the Mirror about their descent into extremism and radicalisation and how they managed to not just get out, but now help others escape the same fate

The 98-times capped winger has been vocal about daughter Willow-Ivy's autism in the past, and says it was through her that he suspected he too may be autistic

As ever, Disabled people are invisible from the headlines, but not from the story - because around a third of us live in poverty

Nottingham mum Hayley Birtley, 38, says she was "disgusted" by her son's school after he was separated from classmates for wearing trainers

Three-year-old Harvey Borrington was killed by his cruel stepmother Leila Borrington, 23, who was jailed for 15 years for manslaughter, though cleared of murder

Coleen Nolan advises a reader who can't get pregnant - and has just been told she's autistic too

Lucy, who is blind and autistic, has wowed audiences and is one of four musicians chosen to compete in tonight's grand finale of Channel 4 show The Piano

Tessa Crane was concerned about son Oscar's health and when he was seven months old took him to the doctors 18 times in a month but she was prescribed anti-anxiety medication and dismissed

Sophie Light, 29, is living in a one-bedroom council flat in Swinnow, Leeds, with three-year-old Tommy, two-year-old Vinnie and two-week-old Teddy

The winner of the Best Actor Oscar, Brendan Fraser, paid tribute to his autistic son Griffin while collecting the much-coveted gong for his performance in The Whale

Mum-of-three Christine McGuinness is taking viewers on a journey into how autism affects young girls - and some of her findings are heartbreaking – in her new BBC documentary

Television star Christine McGuinness wants to live her life to the max and has revealed she's hoping to jet off abroad despite initially feeling restricted due to her autism

Let Loose singer and drummer Lee Murray, known for 'Crazy For You', has ditched his nineties pop star days and is now a teacher with his own drum school

Christine McGuiness has confirmed she will be presenting a new personal documentary about her autism, admitting to her fans that she's nervous yet hopes it will help others

Teachers are striking over a long-running pay dispute, with one protester saying they had a student complaining the classroom was too cold during their mock exams

Salman Abedi's Muslim preacher friend Mansour Al-Anezi was investigated by the security services before a failed suicide bombing in Exeter in 2008

Darren Lewis: I'm I’m foursquare with Dame Joan as she urges London Mayor Sadiq Khan to take action over dangerous cyclists,... but surely this isn't just a London thing?

London mum-of-two Nikki Lazarou has asked whether one of her children needs to die before appropriate action is taken at her mouldy house

Anna Morell says a third of disabled people are living in cold homes according to data from disability charity Scope - and pre-payment meters will make the situation even worse

Sir Julian Lewis, who chairs Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, issued the warning as he addressed the Royal United Services Institute