A leading theory behind the cause of autism is rooted in an imbalance in levels of excitation and inhibition in the brain. A new study published in eLife takes this one step further, suggesting that ...

A new study published by a team of psychologists suggests that the diagnosis of autism could be improved by considering the differences between how women and men experience and act upon their emotions ...

Men on average are in the pink range -- they’re interested in how things work, in systems, and less interested in talking about, say, emotional problems.” The final point of the demonstration, and the ...

New insight on differences in the brains of men and women with autism has been published today in the open-access journal eLife. The study suggests that autistic men, but not women, have enhanced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women are just as likely to be autistic as men, but are more likely to disguise it, research suggests. It is first major study to ...

I recently attended my son's school parents' evening. Having attended his parents' evenings for the last 10 years, I knew what to expect. I'd hear about how well he did in class—how he was focused, ...

Autism has always been framed as a condition that mostly affects boys. Yet after tracking more than 2.7 million people born between 1985 and 2020, researchers found that while boys are diagnosed far ...

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 01: Participants from the group #AutismMatters march to the Western Cape Education Department to hand over a memorandum on April 01, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Compared with neurotypicals or non-autistic people, young autistic men and women face a significantly higher risk of being hospitalized because of mental illness. In a new study, researchers found ...