Credit: Getty Images Understanding autism symptoms in women can help physicians better identify and support women with ASD, to ultimately improve their quality of life. As physicians and researchers ...

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 ...

Parents are scrambling to secure a cheap generic cancer drug for their children after the Trump administration touted it as a ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms often overlap, blurring traditional diagnostic boundaries. Now ...

Microbiome dysbiosis—changes in the composition of gut microbes that alter the metabolites present—has long been implicated in playing a causative role in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that the biological underpinnings of autism and ADHD may transcend traditional diagnostic boundaries. While there is increasing appreciation that ...

This sibling-controlled East Asian study found that autistic individuals, their unaffected siblings, and typically developing ...