Girls with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), also known as autism, often have more subdued symptoms than those that occur in boys. Instead of showing the stereotypical signs of autism, factors such ...

Symptoms of autism in girls may include having strong attachments to objects and avoiding eye contact. Doctors may underdiagnose autism in females due to masking, stereotypes, and other factors.

Women and girls with autism often exhibit less overt symptoms than their male counterparts. They are more likely to internalize their behaviors and learn to mask symptoms in order to fit in with ...

Studies show that the signs of autism in women are much different to those that appear in men, after doctors say it is harder ...

An autism expert has shared seven often-missed signs of autism in girls, which differ significantly from the classic symptoms typically seen in boys. These signs include social camouflaging ...

Large-scale examination of early-age sex differences in neurotypical toddlers and those with autism spectrum disorder or ...

An expert in autism has highlighted seven signs of the condition in girls that are frequently overlooked, as they differ significantly from the classic symptoms usually observed in boys.

Up to 80% of autism cases among girls and women may be missed. Because these group can internalize and keep secret their symptoms. Among black women and girls, autism could be missed because the ...

Since many symptoms are focused on men with autism, this can make it harder to tell if a girl or woman has autism. Because of this, girls and women with autism may be misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

These biases and shortcomings are the subject of “Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls,” a new book by brain imaging expert Gina Rippon. Rippon, professor emeritus of ...

More than one in 100 people are autistic, and there are at least 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK. And while it's easy to think that you would be able to notice the signs of autism ...