February 18, 2010 — Inhaling the hormone oxytocin appears to improve social interactions in adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD), new research suggests. The study showed that ...

On TikTok you'll find millions of users diagnosing themselves using the term "high-functioning" — high-functioning anxiety, high-functioning depression, high-functioning autism. The term ...

Judith Joseph has spent most of her life building an impressive résumé. She is a board-certified psychiatrist, chair of the Women in Medicine Initiative for Columbia University’s Vagelos College of ...

Being a high-functioning person can often feel like invincibility. Here are three symptoms that prove even the most productive ones aren’t immune to burnout. High-functioning people often look like ...

High-functioning anxiety, while not a diagnosable mental health disorder, describes how a growing population of people live alongside anxiety but do not generally experience the symptoms that warrant ...

Everyone’s brain works a little differently—and that’s part of what makes us all unique. Some people are naturally more laid-back, while others have minds that are always going a mile a minute. The ...

1. High sensitivity and deep caring High-functioning anxious people connect easily with others, care about pleasing them, and resonate with deep empathy. They operate from full hearts, which can lead ...