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Male slant to research may skew autism’s reported sex ratio
Clinicians may need to go beyond the 'masks' to find autism in women.
Male slant to research may skew autism’s reported sex ratio
Clinicians may need to go beyond the 'masks' to find autism in women.
Girls with autism may stop eating to blunt social pain
Anorexia sometimes accompanies autism in girls. Refusing food may mute the confusing array of stimuli that is particularly difficult for a girl with autism to handle.
Girls with autism may stop eating to blunt social pain
Anorexia sometimes accompanies autism in girls. Refusing food may mute the confusing array of stimuli that is particularly difficult for a girl with autism to handle.
Seeking precise portraits of girls with autism
Researchers need to consider new ways of capturing how autism manifests in girls, who may find clever ways of camouflaging their symptoms.
Seeking precise portraits of girls with autism
Researchers need to consider new ways of capturing how autism manifests in girls, who may find clever ways of camouflaging their symptoms.
In search of factors that shield girls against autism
Identifying the factors that protect girls from autism may help us understand and possibly treat the disorder.
In search of factors that shield girls against autism
Identifying the factors that protect girls from autism may help us understand and possibly treat the disorder.
The lost girls
Misdiagnosed, misunderstood or missed altogether, many women with autism struggle to get the help they need.
The lost girls
Misdiagnosed, misunderstood or missed altogether, many women with autism struggle to get the help they need.
Of mice and women
A new government mandate requires researchers to include females in their animal studies — or explain why they don't. What will this mean for autism research?
Of mice and women
A new government mandate requires researchers to include females in their animal studies — or explain why they don't. What will this mean for autism research?
Brains of girls, boys may mark distinct paths to autism
Differences between the brains of men and women with autism may help explain why men are more susceptible to the condition and women appear to be protected from it.
Brains of girls, boys may mark distinct paths to autism
Differences between the brains of men and women with autism may help explain why men are more susceptible to the condition and women appear to be protected from it.
Linking autism, sex, gender and prenatal hormones
Elevated levels of fetal sex steroid hormones such as testosterone may explain many of autism’s unique features.
Linking autism, sex, gender and prenatal hormones
Elevated levels of fetal sex steroid hormones such as testosterone may explain many of autism’s unique features.
By chemically tagging genes, sex hormones shape brain
The environment’s influence on gene expression can vary by sex and affect autism’s expression.
By chemically tagging genes, sex hormones shape brain
The environment’s influence on gene expression can vary by sex and affect autism’s expression.
Focus on autism must broaden to include non-binary genders
It’s past time for mainstream discussions of ‘women with autism’ to recognize that a significant portion of the autistic community identifies as gender-queer or non-binary.
Focus on autism must broaden to include non-binary genders
It’s past time for mainstream discussions of ‘women with autism’ to recognize that a significant portion of the autistic community identifies as gender-queer or non-binary.
Mother-son duo with autism bond through their differences
It took me a while to see that my son had autism. Only then did I recognize the autism in myself.
Mother-son duo with autism bond through their differences
It took me a while to see that my son had autism. Only then did I recognize the autism in myself.
Gender disparities in psychiatric conditions
Autism is not the only brain disorder that is more common in one sex than in the other.
Gender disparities in psychiatric conditions
Autism is not the only brain disorder that is more common in one sex than in the other.
Funding for sex differences in autism on the rise
Since 2008, funding for research on how autism differs in women and men has risen steadily.
Funding for sex differences in autism on the rise
Since 2008, funding for research on how autism differs in women and men has risen steadily.
From the archives
Fair representation for the fairer sex in autism research
Including more females in autism research studies will aid the search for genetic and environmental susceptibility factors for the disorder, says genetic psychiatrist Lauren Weiss.
Fair representation for the fairer sex in autism research
Including more females in autism research studies will aid the search for genetic and environmental susceptibility factors for the disorder, says genetic psychiatrist Lauren Weiss.
Autism characteristics differ by gender, studies find
Two studies published in the past month lend support to the notion that autism looks different in girls than it does in boys, making it harder to recognize and diagnose in girls. The studies reflect growing suspicion in the research community that the underlying biology and the experiences of girls with autism may both be distinct.
Autism characteristics differ by gender, studies find
Two studies published in the past month lend support to the notion that autism looks different in girls than it does in boys, making it harder to recognize and diagnose in girls. The studies reflect growing suspicion in the research community that the underlying biology and the experiences of girls with autism may both be distinct.
How gender influences the autism brain
Understanding the basis of sexual dimorphism in autism may not only inform our treatment of this condition, but may translate to therapies for many other mental illnesses, say Nirao Shah and Devanand Manoli.
How gender influences the autism brain
Understanding the basis of sexual dimorphism in autism may not only inform our treatment of this condition, but may translate to therapies for many other mental illnesses, say Nirao Shah and Devanand Manoli.
Navigating autism’s gender gap
The number of people in a study, the proportion of male and female participants, and many other factors can affect research on sex differences in autism, says Thomas Frazier.
Navigating autism’s gender gap
The number of people in a study, the proportion of male and female participants, and many other factors can affect research on sex differences in autism, says Thomas Frazier.
Power of girls to thwart autism shows up in sibling study
Children whose older sisters are on the spectrum are at higher risk for autism than are those with affected older brothers, a new study suggests. Younger brothers of children with autism are at greater risk than younger sisters.
Power of girls to thwart autism shows up in sibling study
Children whose older sisters are on the spectrum are at higher risk for autism than are those with affected older brothers, a new study suggests. Younger brothers of children with autism are at greater risk than younger sisters.
‘Frozen’ offers glimpse of autism in girls
Elsa, the star of the movie “Frozen,” is the poster child for girls with autism.
‘Frozen’ offers glimpse of autism in girls
Elsa, the star of the movie “Frozen,” is the poster child for girls with autism.
Girls protected from autism, study suggests
It takes more mutations to trigger autism in women than in men, which may explain why men are four times more likely to have the disorder, according to a study published 26 February in the American Journal of Human Genetics.
Girls protected from autism, study suggests
It takes more mutations to trigger autism in women than in men, which may explain why men are four times more likely to have the disorder, according to a study published 26 February in the American Journal of Human Genetics.
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The director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health calls BRAIN a “high priority” but acknowledges that difficult decisions lie ahead if federal budgets remain flat.
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Autism prevalence increasing in children, adults, according to electronic medical records
The uptick from 2011 to 2022 in the United States underscores a need for more services and research, the investigators say.
Autism prevalence increasing in children, adults, according to electronic medical records
The uptick from 2011 to 2022 in the United States underscores a need for more services and research, the investigators say.