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 ...

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.

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 ...

A recent study found that maternal perinatal depression increases the risk of autistic-related traits in toddlers, with a ...

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

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes occur together. While FXS is a known genetic cause of ASD, not everyone who receives an FXS diagnosis is autistic, and not all ...

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