Many adults wonder whether autism might explain lifelong social, sensory, or executive functioning differences. Learn common signs that may indicate an adult autism evaluation could be helpful.

Wondering whether you or your child may be autistic? Learn what autism is, common characteristics, why autism looks different from person to person, how masking can affect diagnosis, and what happens during an autism evaluation.

Autism has historically been identified more often in boys, causing many autistic girls and women to go unrecognized. Learn why autism may be missed and how it can present differently in women.

For many years, autism was primarily understood through research and diagnostic models based largely on boys.

As a result, many girls and women on the autism spectrum were overlooked, misunderstood, or diagnosed much later in life, sometimes not until adulthood.