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

Autism has always been framed as a condition that mostly affects boys. Yet after tracking more than 2.7 million people born ...

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

The study found that the male-to-female ratio of diagnosis decreased over time to the extent that it “may no longer be distinguishable by adulthood”.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While every autistic person is different, common signs of the condition include difficulty in understanding social rules and ...

Autism rates are 'more or less equal for men and women', according to a study which challenges previous assumptions about its ...

Women have the same rates of autism as men – but get diagnosed less - A new study on autism prevalence in both genders suggests that ‘clinical biases contribute to under-recognition of women and girls ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Autism might be just as common in females as in males, according to a study published on Wednesday that counters prevailing estimates of the disorder's prevalence. While the ...