As an autistic woman who has a full time job, lives on my own and even manages to blend in fairly well in social settings when I have the energy, my life has been a series of contradictions. I’ve been ...

By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy ...

Why is autism often missed in girls and how is new research changing autism diagnosis across genders worldwide?

For anyone thinking about having a baby, it’s not just about deciding when to try or how many kids you’ll have. You have to consider all the logistics — the finances, the sleepless nights, and all the ...

Women have the same rates of autism as men – but get diagnosed less - A new study on autism prevalence in both genders ...

By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. Large-scale Swedish data reveal a female “catch-up” effect in autism diagnoses, reshaping ...

Autism has long been thought of as a condition that mostly affects boys, but a massive study from Sweden suggests that idea may be misleading. Tracking nearly 3 million people over decades, ...