There is a significant sex bias in autism, which continues even as autism in females gains more recognition in research and in the clinic. Many experts have suggested that four boys are diagnosed with ...

Rates of autism spectrum disorder have been increasing in recent decades. In 2002, 0.7% of 8-year-olds in the US had the condition, rising to 3.3% in 2022. Males are diagnosed with the condition ...

If a mental health or psych diagnosis feels wrong, there may be a reason: 5 common autism misdiagnoses, why they happen, and ...

A sibling-matched study finds no link between prenatal paracetamol use and autism or ADHD, reassuring its safety when ...

Autism spectrum disorder affects males far more frequently than females, with diagnoses occurring roughly four times more often in boys. Scientists have long suspected that females may possess ...

Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but a study from Sweden published by The BMJ shows that autism may actually occur at comparable rates among male ...

A new study suggests autism diagnosis rates are "more or less equal for men and women," significantly challenging long-held assumptions about gender disparities. Previous understanding often cited a ...

Tylenol (also known as acetaminophen or paracetamol) is one of the most widely used over-the-counter options for easing pain and reducing fever, including during pregnancy. More recently, safety ...

Good news if you are a woman: a new study suggests that being female protects you against an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at a very basic level: that of genetics. According to these findings, more ...