A leading theory behind the cause of autism is rooted in an imbalance in levels of excitation and inhibition in the brain. A new study published in eLife takes this one step further, suggesting that ...

Judah Kalb still remembers when he tried to give his male friend a hug in elementary school in Chapel Hill, N.C. A counselor reprimanded him with a warning that men don’t do that. “Obviously, I wasn’t ...

I recently attended my son's school parents' evening. Having attended his parents' evenings for the last 10 years, I knew what to expect. I'd hear about how well he did in class—how he was focused, ...

A new study published by a team of psychologists suggests that the diagnosis of autism could be improved by considering the differences between how women and men experience and act upon their emotions ...

New insight on differences in the brains of men and women with autism has been published today in the open-access journal eLife. The study suggests that autistic men, but not women, have enhanced ...

Experts share symptoms of autism in adults, including social communication challenges, repetitive behaviors, difficulty ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Autistic women and girls were more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, as well as be ...

On a first meeting in his office here at the University of Cambridge, Simon Baron-Cohen comes off as a poster boy for the empathetic scholar. He pulls a chair close, looks directly into his visitor’s ...

Compared with neurotypicals or non-autistic people, young autistic men and women face a significantly higher risk of being hospitalized because of mental illness. In a new study, researchers found ...