Sex/gender in autism
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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