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Most people want autism breakthroughs—but few know the crucial role brain donation plays in making them happen. Autism ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SELF spoke with researchers, clinicians, and advocates to understand the uptick in diagnoses of autism in adult women—plus, what ...

The diagnostic process fails to identify many individuals with the condition because their symptoms do not meet standard diagnostic criteria.

Autism has a significant and enduring sex bias, with roughly four boys diagnosed for every girl. For many years, experts have ...

Why do some people receive an autism diagnosis in early childhood while others are identified much later? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and international partners analyzed behavioral data ...

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev psychology researchers have found two groups of children who received delayed autism diagnoses. The earlier children are diagnosed—ideally in the first two to three ...

Through her “Soul of Autism” project, Erica Bacon is sharing stories and bringing awareness to the diversity within the ...

Autism is finally getting the kind of visibility that goes beyond medical definitions and into real, lived stories. A growing number of actors, musicians, writers, and TV personalities are talking ...