For decades, autism has been framed as a condition that overwhelmingly affects boys, with girls treated as statistical ...

Over more than 35 years of follow-up, 78,522 people were diagnosed with autism. This represented 2.8% of the study population ...

A new study suggests autism diagnosis rates are "more or less equal for men and women," significantly challenging long-held assumptions about gender disparities. Previous understanding often cited a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SELF spoke with researchers, clinicians, and advocates to understand the uptick in diagnoses of autism in adult women—plus, what ...

A Swedish study of 2.7 million people reveals autism affects boys and girls equally, but girls typically receive diagnoses 5 ...

A rare disorder called myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) causes weakness and muscle loss that gets progressively worse. Patients with DM1 are about 14 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism ...

A large international study found autism diagnoses in girls are often delayed due to masking behaviors, leading to ...

As the mother of a child with a neurodivergent condition, I’ve navigated my fair share of uncomfortable comments over the years. Everyone from fellow parents and family members to my son’s karate ...

Autistic children may be nonverbal or not have the words or other typical communication strategies to clearly explain their ...

Throughout the years, more and more Hollywood A-listers have opened up about their autism diagnosis. In October 2024, Tamra Judge revealed that while in therapy she discovered that she is “on the ...