Credit: Getty Images Understanding autism symptoms in women can help physicians better identify and support women with ASD, to ultimately improve their quality of life. As physicians and researchers ...

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), 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 ...

Ever feel like you're playing a character just to get through a grocery run or a work meeting? For many adult women, "masking ...

For a long time, autism was seen as something that only showed up in boys—and only in childhood. But for thousands of women, the story is different. Quietly, painfully different. They spend decades ...

After 28 years of being “dragged through the system,” Emily Swiatek was finally diagnosed with a form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For Emily, receiving the diagnosis felt like “coming home to a ...

Emily always felt different for most of her life but couldn’t explain why. She was quiet, well-behaved, and deeply immersed in books and drawing as a child. She mimicked social behaviors by watching ...

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(CNN) — Researchers historically have viewed autism as a distinctly “male” neurotype. But why? Is it because they only paid attention to symptoms in boys, and girls haven’t been screened properly?