Autism researchers should take steps to communicate their findings before, during and after publication of the paper.

As children with autism grow into adults, the challenge is in measuring the skills that matter most in their daily lives.

Some restricted and repetitive behaviors may have hidden benefits for people with autism, so scientists should work to find a happy medium between acceptance and change.

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.

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.

Identifying the factors that protect girls from autism may help us understand and possibly treat the disorder.

It took me a while to see that my son had autism. Only then did I recognize the autism in myself.

Clinicians may need to go beyond the ‘masks’ to find autism in women.

Elevated levels of fetal sex steroid hormones such as testosterone may explain many of autism’s unique features.

The environment’s influence on gene expression can vary by sex and affect autism’s expression.