Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), also known as autism, often goes unnoticed in women. ASD used to be considered a predominantly male issue, but recent research indicates that there are many women with ...

These biases and shortcomings are the subject of “Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls,” a new book by brain imaging expert Gina Rippon. Rippon, professor emeritus of ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition typically diagnosed in childhood. In part because symptoms of autism in girls and women can seem more subtle compared with symptoms in ...

So many women with autism struggle to accept themselves. Often, they see themselves as "too much"—yet at the same time, not enough. Like many other women with autism spectrum disorder, I learned from ...

This was it. This was where years of research and self-doubt had brought me; years of switching from pill to pill and doctor to doctor. It had been almost a decade of collecting diagnoses like BPD, ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has promised to release a report this month identifying the cause of autism. Kennedy will reportedly link autism to pregnant women and acetaminophen, according to ...

In the feature film Please Stand By, Dakota Fanning portrays Wendy, a young woman with autism. Ms. Fanning – along with the director, writer and producer of the film – participated in a panel ...

Ongoing Thyroid Problems During Pregnancy Linked to Higher Autism Risk in Children New research shows that women who have ...

I started a new Pilates class the other day. One of the women in the class introduced herself and started ‘small talk’ and I was immediately thrown into that familiar, confused state. From my ...