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 ...

Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but a study from Sweden published by ...

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 ...

About 2% of the world's adults have autism spectrum disorder. And many people recently have come to the realization that they're autistic as adults, some sharing their stories about their diagnosis or ...

Adding robots to therapy can help autistic children develop foundational social skills like taking turns, making eye contact, ...

Did you know that 1 in 31 children in the United States has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? That is nearly five times higher than in the early 2000s. As more children receive ...

Research from NeuroQure, a biotechnology company specializing in autism spectrum disorder, has led to the development of a skin punch biopsy that can be used as early as the second day after birth to ...

Diagnosis rates increased steadily throughout childhood, peaking at 645.5 per 100,000 person-years for males ages 10-14 and ...

Autistic spectrum disorders are complicated and most likely caused by a number of different problems. However, we still don’t know definitively if something in the diet could influence autism. The ...

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