Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects many individuals around the world, but the way it manifests can differ significantly between genders. This disparity often leads to underdiagnosis or late ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While several behaviors have been identified as characteristics of autism, neuroscientist Gina Rippon says they are based on what ...

In China, it is known as “the lonely disease”. The Japanese term translates as “intentionally shut”. Across the world, there is a perception of autistic people as aloof, socially awkward and isolated, ...

One of the first clues that Sarah was different was her walking. She did not walk until she was 20 months old, about 9 months later than her twin sister. “My pediatrician told me, ‘Oh, don’t worry.

April is National Autism Acceptance Month, which brings awareness to neurodiversity, encourages support for autistic individuals, and highlights disparities in access to care, support, and resources.

For decades, autism was believed to overwhelmingly affect boys. Yet a big new study out of Sweden provides perhaps the best evidence yet that girls aren’t less likely to be autistic — they’re just ...

Black women and girls on the spectrum have long been under-diagnosed and overlooked. A diagnosis arrives late for many of them — or not at all.

The number of children receiving an autism diagnosis has surged significantly over the past two decades. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diagnoses rose from 1 in ...

For decades, autism was believed to overwhelmingly affect boys. Yet a big new study out of Sweden provides perhaps the best evidence yet that girls aren’t less likely to be autistic — they’re just ...

Highly influential experts take different approaches to challenging the definitions of autism they themselves espoused, ...

(CNN) — Researchers historically have viewed autism as a distinctly “male” neurotype. These biases and shortcomings are the subject of “Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and ...