Women with autism and learning disabilities are struggling to access menopause support in the UK despite many experiencing more severe or early symptoms, experts have told i. Research from the ...

Approximately 80 per cent of autistic women remain undiagnosed at age 18, which in turn can have severe consequences for mental health as well as making them more vulnerable to sexual exploitation.

Jackie Ceonzo couldn't find an organization with classes for her son who was diagnosed with autism. So she created one.

"Lots of autistic girls and women come across as very quiet, shy and introverted," says Alis Rowe, a UK author and entrepreneur who was diagnosed with autism a few years ago. "These quiet girls ...

Three autistic African American women entrepreneurs from Atlanta are shattering barriers and making history with their thriving natural hair salon and beauty school, Aaliyah Beauty Bar Three ...

"Just because it was so awful," she says, "it was just awful." A large number of autistic women and girls report experiences of sexual assault, says Dr Sarah Lister Brook, clinical director at the ...

Here are a few things we've learned. Psychiatrists used to think autism was rare among women and non-binary people, but we now know autistic traits can express themselves differently. Professor ...

The sister of a Lurgan teenager with severe nonverbal autism has called for "greater understanding" of the condition following a "distressing" incident that saw her "removed" from a shop by police ...