Autistic people have distinct patterns of brain development, which sometimes result in differences in brain structure. Here’s what we know about those differences.

Gender and sexuality appear to be more varied among autistic people than among neurotypical people. What do scientists know about the connection?

Autistic men show a greater imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory signaling in the brain than autistic women do, which could explain sex differences in ‘camouflaging.’

People who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth are three to six times as likely to be autistic as cisgender people are.

Eric Fombonne spoke with Spectrum about the possibilities that autism is overdiagnosed in adults and that camouflaging traits is not unique to the condition.

The Netflix series that follows 20-something autistic adults looking for love is well intentioned but fails to capture reality and is riddled with bad advice.

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rates of any kinds of mental illness. They don’t discriminate, affecting people of all ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, ages and backgrounds.

Two new analyses help to explain why mutations to the chromosomal region 16p11.2 can lead to autism, intellectual disability or language difficulties.

Most toddlers who screen positive for autism do not receive the recommended referrals for follow-up tests or therapies.

Autistic girls’ brains respond more strongly to social stimuli than do autistic boys’.