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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Researchers need to consider new ways of capturing how autism manifests in girls, who may find clever ways of camouflaging their symptoms.

Elsa, the star of the movie ‘Frozen,’ is the poster child for girls with autism.

A brain system called declarative memory may help people learn scripts and strategies that alleviate autism symptoms, say Michael Ullman and Mariel Pullman.