She was shunned by her neighbours in the east African country of Malawi, who blamed her for what Rachael was doing. Martha ...

Is the rise in late diagnoses of autism in "high masking" individuals, especially in women, due to social media influences or new information?

Recent research suggests rates of the condition in both sexes may be equal – so why have so few women been diagnosed in the ...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent differences in social communication and interaction, ...

Emma Miller hopes audiences will find "hope" through her story.

Silent until the age of 4, Temple Grandin might have spent her life in an institution had her mother taken doctors' advice in 1950. Instead, she hired a speech therapist and nanny for her daughter, ...

Autism has a significant and enduring sex bias, with roughly four boys diagnosed for every girl. For many years, experts have believed this disparity arises primarily from diagnostic inequities ...

SAN DIEGO — When 28-year-old Karlee Lowe first saw Mattel's new autistic Barbie, her reaction was immediate. "Oh my gosh," she said, reaching for the fidget spinner attached to the doll's hand. "It ...