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For example, more severe expressions of these co-occurring internalizing disorders could mask underlying symptoms of autism. Moreover, if males are more likely to present with co-occurring externalizing disorders, their symptoms could be more disruptive, thereby being noticed by teachers and caregivers sooner than females with autism who have ...
A 2022 study in the “Children” journal concluded that the true female ratio could be 3 men to every 4 women, and that 80 percent of females remain undiagnosed with autism at the start of ...
Story at a glance Historically, females have been underrepresented in research on autism. A new study suggests the reason behind this could be use of a screening tool that tends to exclude ...
Autism spectrum disorder is diagnosed in males more often than females, [24] and females are typically diagnosed at a later age. [25] [26] The modern conception of Asperger syndrome came into existence in 1981 and went through a period of popularization. [27] [28] [29] It became a standardized diagnosis in the 1990s [30] and was merged into ASD ...
Most studies that have investigated the impact of gender on presentation and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder have not differentiated between the impact of sex versus gender. [19] There is some evidence that autistic women and girls tend to show less repetitive behavior and may engage in more camouflaging than autistic males. [20]
Baron-Cohen says that tests of the E–S model show that twice as many females than males are Type E and twice as many males than females are Type S. 65% of people with autism spectrum conditions are Extreme Type S. [6] The concept of the Extreme Type E brain has been proposed; however, little research has been conducted on this brain profile. [31]
Males are diagnosed with ASD four to five times more often than females. [6] [7] The reasons for this remain predominantly unclear, but current hypotheses include a higher testosterone level in utero, different presentations of symptoms in females (leading to misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis) compared to males, and gender bias. [8]
Autistic females are "research orphans" according to Yale's Ami Klin; some drugs used to treat anxiety or hyperactivity that may accompany autism are rarely tested on autistic females. [14] Autism may express differently in the sexes, with many females on the spectrum presenting more subtly than males and may be more adept at developing more ...