Why is autism often missed in girls and how is new research changing autism diagnosis across genders worldwide?

Autism has always been framed as a condition that mostly affects boys. Yet after tracking more than 2.7 million people born ...

New research shows autism rates in women may match men by adulthood, revealing diagnostic bias and the urgent need to update ...

By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy ...

Women are just as likely to be autistic as men, but are more likely to disguise it, research suggests. It is first major ...

Exposing the hidden reasons why masking leads to so many missed autism diagnoses in women and how to reclaim your identity in ...

A large international study found autism diagnoses in girls are often delayed due to masking behaviors, leading to ...

Autism rates are 'more or less equal for men and women', according to a study which challenges previous assumptions about its ...

Like a lot of language that is tied to mental health, “masking” has become a bit of a buzzword—but what is it, exactly? And why do people do it? At its core, masking is the habit of consciously or ...

Women have the same rates of autism as men – but get diagnosed less - A new study on autism prevalence in both genders ...

The teacher was halfway through explaining a lesson when she suddenly stopped. A piece of chalk slipped from her fingers and clattered to the floor as her eyes fixed on a child sitting in the corner ...