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Knowledge articleUnderstanding autism
Autism and ADHD: differentiation and treatment
Autism and ADHD can occur together. What the expert overview says on differentiation and what the 2021 guideline recommended for treatment.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleAssessment & diagnosis
Screening questionnaires and online tests: what they can and cannot do
What screening questionnaires can do, who should use them, what the 2016 guideline said on online self-tests and why a result is not a diagnosis.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleParents & family
Promoting parent–child interaction: what parent-mediated programmes showed
How parents can promote communication in play and everyday life: programmes such as PACT, what studies showed and what the 2021 guideline said.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleProfessionals & practice
Adapting therapy and counselling in autism: notes for professionals
What the 2021 guideline recommended for professionals: interaction, case management, joint decisions, competences and supervision.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleDaycare, school & education
Transition from school to work: routes and support for autism
Transition from school into training or university: recommendations of the 2021 S3 guideline, Employment Agency advice and rights in training.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleScience & research
Genetics and autism: inheritance, genetic tests and recurrence risk
How genes act in autism, how high the risk for siblings can be and when genetic tests come into question according to a review.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleShaping everyday life
Communication in everyday life: avoiding misunderstandings
Concrete, direct, with structure: what the 2021 guideline named for everyday interaction and why misunderstandings often arise in both directions.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleUnderstanding autism
Autism and intellectual disability
Autism can occur with and without intellectual disability. What the expert overview and 2021 guideline say on assessment, support and ineffective methods.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleAssessment & diagnosis
Differentiation: which diagnoses can look similar to autism?
Why other diagnoses are checked when autism is suspected: common differential diagnoses in children and adults, co-occurring conditions.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleParents & family
Toilet training in children with autism: what the guideline said
Nappies, bed-wetting, soiling: what the 2021 guideline said on elimination problems in children with autism, when to clarify and when to seek help.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleProfessionals & practice
Autism in youth welfare and social work
For youth welfare professionals: section 35a SGB VIII, help for young adults, delimitation from SGB IX and notes of the 2021 guideline on cooperation.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleDaycare, school & education
Vocational training with autism: support and rights
What applies to vocational training: rules for disabled people in the Vocational Training Act and what the 2021 guideline recommended on support.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleScience & research
How common is autism?
In studies the median was about 1 in 100 children; results differ widely. What the figures mean and what they do not show.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleShaping everyday life
Sleep problems in autism
Sleep problems are common in autism. What the 2021 guideline recommended on clarifying causes, sleep diary, sleep hygiene and melatonin.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleUnderstanding autism
Language and terms: autistic, autism spectrum disorder, neurodivergence
Autism spectrum disorder, “people with autism”, “autistic”, neurodivergence: what the terms mean and why there is no single preference.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleAdults on the spectrum
Late diagnosis: what can change
Relief, grief, a new identity: what studies show about experiencing a diagnosis in adulthood and which support then makes sense.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleProfessionals & practice
Employees with autism: notes for employers
What employers should know about employees with autism: 2021 S3 guideline recommendations, duties under SGB IX and financial funding.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleDaycare, school & education
University with autism: support and reasonable adjustments
What help the 2021 guideline recommended for university: counselling, study support, reasonable adjustments, support with placements.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleScience & research
Why are autism diagnosis figures rising? What research says
Measured prevalence is rising worldwide. A 2022 review names more attention, changed definition and better recognition as reasons.
Updated: 19 October 2026
Knowledge articleShaping everyday life
Selective eating in autism
Very picky eating can occur in autism. What the 2021 guideline recommended on feeding disorders and eating disorders and what remains open.
Updated: 19 October 2026

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