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

For decades, autism has been framed as a condition that overwhelmingly affects boys, with girls treated as statistical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SELF spoke with researchers, clinicians, and advocates to understand the uptick in diagnoses of autism in adult women—plus, what ...

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

A rare disorder called myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) causes weakness and muscle loss that gets progressively worse. Patients with DM1 are about 14 times more likely to be diagnosed with autism ...

Experts explain why females receive autism diagnoses later than males - A new study has suggested that autism diagnosis rates ...

As the mother of a child with a neurodivergent condition, I’ve navigated my fair share of uncomfortable comments over the years. Everyone from fellow parents and family members to my son’s karate ...

Throughout the years, more and more Hollywood A-listers have opened up about their autism diagnosis. In October 2024, Tamra Judge revealed that while in therapy she discovered that she is “on the ...