Why delayed diagnosis of autism in young girls puts their mental health at risk.

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 has been diagnosed far more often in boys than in girls. A new study suggests that this familiar pattern ...

From Autism 360 The rate of children diagnosed with autism has doubled since 2010 to 1 in 31 in 2022, and there are as many as four boys for every girl diagnosed with autism. Autism is harder to ...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are typically characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication, as well as restricted or repetitive behaviors and interests. Repetitive and restricted ...

Girls with autism often use masking to appear more socially acceptable. Sensory sensitivities in girls with autism can lead to extreme reactions like meltdowns. Special interests in girls with autism ...

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 ...

Scientists are still trying to understand why autism develops and why it affects people in different ways. Genes, early brain ...

A research team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University, led by Dr. Zhiqian Yu and Professor Hiroaki Tomita, has uncovered compelling evidence that maternal perinatal ...

Autistic people are more likely to report suicide-related behaviors and psychological distress irrespective of previous traumatic experiences, according to new research from the University of ...