For decades, autism has been framed as a condition that overwhelmingly affects boys, with girls treated as statistical ...

Boys are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic as children—but by adulthood, that trend changes, according to a new study ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, boys are about three times more likely to be diagnosed as ...

Autism has historically been viewed as a condition that affects men and boys more frequently than women and girls. But a ...

A Swedish study of 2.7 million people reveals autism affects boys and girls equally, but girls typically receive diagnoses 5 ...

Diagnosis rates between the sexes may be more equal than previously thought Autism has long been regarded as a condition that ...

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 ...

Swedish research raises questions about why girls are diagnosed later ...

Over more than 35 years of follow-up, 78,522 people were diagnosed with autism. This represented 2.8% of the study population ...

Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but a study from Sweden published by ...

Autism has long been believed to affect male individuals more.However, a new study from Sweden, published by The BMJ shows that autism may actually occur at comparable rates among males and ...

It's long been thought that autism is far more prevalent in boys than girls. But findings from a new study looking at data across more than three decades suggest that may not be the case.