More than 80 years since autism’s first clinical description, researchers have built a wealth of information and scientific consensus around boys on the autism spectrum—but comparatively little is ...

Women 1 all over the country are looking to be diagnosed with autism. Undiagnosed women are recognizing themselves as they explore writing about autism. Women are trying to understand themselves and ...

For decades, scientists studied autism mostly in boys, meaning many girls grew up without answers. But as research catches up, more women are finally getting diagnosed— later in life.

Autistic women say smear tests can leave them feeling distressed, dismissed and in pain, with some avoiding them altogether out of anxiety. Research funded by Cancer Research Wales will assess how ...

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 ...

Four years ago, I saw “Sara” for a therapy intake. When asked what brought her in, she tearfully recounted that she had been using social media to watch videos about her interests, and videos started ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week Grammy-winning singer SZA, née Solána Imani Rowe, shared that she had received a formal autism diagnosis. In a ...

I ran a study at Harvard and published a paper. But my best finding is sitting on Harvard’s server, unpublished. So I’m embarking on a furtive rescue mission. To start, here’s the finding: I measured ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Autistic women reported heightened sensory sensitivities during menopause that disrupted daily life. Clinicians ...

The CDC’s fixation on Tylenol is a distraction. Every few years op-eds ask if Tylenol causes autism. The latest? Evidence inconclusive. Yes, autistic women take more Tylenol. And the debate stops ...