An 8-year-old girl diagnosed with autism was found safe Tuesday after she briefly went missing in Lunenburg, officials said.

But they add that “because of stereotyped ideas about what autism looks like and who can be autistic, many autistic women and ...

LUNENBURG, Mass. — A missing 8-year-old girl with autism was located after a large search in Lunenburg on Tuesday afternoon.

For example, autistic girls tend to be more verbal ... including higher rates of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and even suicide, delayed diagnosis, and a lack of understanding of their ...

Anthony was diagnosed with anxiety at 4. At 7 ... According to UCLA Health, about 80% of girls on the spectrum have autism that's still undiagnosed by the time they're 18. Samia believes Maisa ...

“I was raised to believe that eventually, hormones will hit you, and you’ll get attracted to boys or girls ... tense and anxiety-ridden about it,” she says. Gassner says many autistic ...

According to the National Autistic Society, by age 11 just one-fifth of girls with Asperger syndrome ... their needs unmet, their anxiety levels rising to critical. This “not fitting in ...

LUNENBURG, Mass. — There is a large search underway in Lunenburg on Tuesday afternoon for a missing 8-year-old girl with ...

But they add that “because of stereotyped ideas about what autism looks like and who can be autistic, many autistic women and girls struggle ... get misdiagnosed with anxiety, depression ...