Historically, researchers have thought that autism mostly affects boys and men. But is that truly because they have the neurodevelopmental condition more often than women, or could something be going ...

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

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, boys are about three times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic than girls are. Scientists have sought an answer as to why that ...

A woman who was recently released from custody by immigration agents described the horrifying way she was treated during a stop last month - one she said exacerbated disabilities - and the terrible ...

A disabled, autistic woman, whose ICE arrest in Minneapolis was caught on camera, testified before Congress, detailing the harrowing abuse and trauma she said she endured while in federal custody. On ...

While this condition has historically been thought to affect men and boys more often, new research shows otherwise.

When the idea that a woman may have autism is first raised—whether she's come to that conclusion from something she's read, as the result of having her child diagnosed, being aware of a relative with ...

I am an autistic woman and a mother. If you google autism and mothers, you will find thousands of articles written about and for women who are trying to parent autistic children. You will find a ...

Boys are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic as children—but by adulthood, that trend changes, according to a new study in Sweden ...

Deputies from Constable Mark Herman’s Office are actively searching for 20-year-old Zeida Barrera, of Houston, Texas, who is ...