Autism is diagnosed far more often in boys than girls. New research may help explain the long-standing gender gap.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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Cases of autism are on the rise, with diagnoses in the US jumping 175% between 2011 and 2022. But while this condition has historically been thought to affect men and boys more often, new research ...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WBBH) - Even though she doesn’t know how to swim, a good Samaritan in Florida rushed to rescue an 11-year-old girl with autism who fell into a lake. Mia Garcia, 11, was collecting ...

A 9-year-old girl with autism is dead after she wandered off from her home and was struck by a train early Tuesday morning in ...

A 9-year-old Las Cruces girl with autism, Nancy Harvey, was killed after being struck by a BNSF train near S. Main and Conway around 2 a.m. Police say she wandered from home about 400 feet away; ...