Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Key Takeaways Girls with autism often use masking to appear more socially acceptable.Sensory sensitivities in girls with autism can lead to extreme reactions ...

Girls with autism are often misdiagnosed because their symptoms manifest differently than they do in boys. Scientists say the prevalence of the disorder among girls is most likely higher than what ...

Severe autism symptoms can be reversed and reduced to an indistinguishable level, scientists have claimed. Two non-identical twin girls in the US were found to have a level of autism at 20 months old ...

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Symptoms associated with autism can be detected within a child's first year of life, giving researchers optimism that therapeutic intervention and better long-term outcomes can begin as soon as a ...

Parents of children with autism have often reported a strange phenomenon: when their child has a fever, their behavioral symptoms seem to improve. Now a new study from MIT and Harvard has added some ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that involves impairments to social and communication abilities, restricted interests or repetitive behaviors, and challenges with sensory ...

While many people believe that autism is a form of neurodivergence that largely affects children, more and more adults are ...

A new study proposes that autism arises when genetic vulnerability, an early environmental trigger, and prolonged activation of the cellular stress response align during critical developmental windows ...

A new review proposes that autism arises when genetic sensitivity, early-life triggers and prolonged metabolic stress ...