A new study identifies significant gaps in judges' knowledge about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which can lead to ...

Autism has historically been viewed as a condition that affects men and boys more frequently than women and girls. But a ...

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

In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones.

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Autism might be just as common in females as in males, according to a study published on Wednesday that counters prevailing estimates of the disorder's prevalence. While the ...

A research team from the Department of Psychiatry at Tohoku University, led by Dr. Zhiqian Yu and Professor Hiroaki Tomita, ...

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...

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

If we build these systems responsibly, they can help shift the experience for many families, from delayed reaction to earlier care, from confusion to clarity, and from isolation to support.

Diagnosis rates between the sexes may be more equal than previously thought Autism has long been regarded as a condition that ...

Dr. Alex George has come forward and is openly discussing how these neurodivergent diagnoses have “completely changed” his ...

The doll, which is part of Barbie's Fashionistas line , includes intentional design choices like flexible elbow and hand joints for stimming, which refers to repetitive body movement behavior some ...