New research shows autism rates in women may match men by adulthood, revealing diagnostic bias and the urgent need to update ...

A leading theory behind the cause of autism is rooted in an imbalance in levels of excitation and inhibition in the brain. A new study published in eLife takes this one step further, suggesting that ...

Autism has always been framed as a condition that mostly affects boys. Yet after tracking more than 2.7 million people born between 1985 and 2020, researchers found that while boys are diagnosed far ...

I recently attended my son's school parents' evening. Having attended his parents' evenings for the last 10 years, I knew what to expect. I'd hear about how well he did in class—how he was focused, ...

A new study published by a team of psychologists suggests that the diagnosis of autism could be improved by considering the differences between how women and men experience and act upon their emotions ...

New insight on differences in the brains of men and women with autism has been published today in the open-access journal eLife. The study suggests that autistic men, but not women, have enhanced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women are just as likely to be autistic as men, but are more likely to disguise it, research suggests. It is first major study to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Autistic women and girls were more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, as well as be ...

Compared with neurotypicals or non-autistic people, young autistic men and women face a significantly higher risk of being hospitalized because of mental illness. In a new study, researchers found ...