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The term "high-functioning autism" was used in a manner similar to Asperger syndrome, another outdated classification.The defining characteristic recognized by psychologists was a significant delay in the development of early speech and language skills, before the age of three years. [12]
Overall, they found that females diagnosed with autism or another neurodevelopmental disorder had a greater number of harmful mutations throughout the genome than did males with the same disorders. [20] Women with an extra X chromosome, 47,XXX or triple X syndrome, have autism-like social impairments in 32% of cases. [21]
[24]: 515 [25] A 2022 meta analysis concluded that there is a high prevalence of gender dysphoria in people diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. [25] The authors conclude that the data suggests a link between autism and gender dysphoria, but the nature and scope of the link requires further investigation. [25]
Holly Madison recently learned that she is on the autism spectrum. “I’ve been suspicious of it for a while because my mom told me that she was always suspicious that that was a thing ...
The gender gap could hinder development of effective interventions for women and girls and result in underdiagnosis. Women tend to be… Women are underrepresented in autism research, and the ...
Boys are diagnosed with autism more often than girls. Many adult women who learn they have autism have feelings of joy, anger, relief, sadness, lack of support. Diagnosed with autism as an adult ...
22 Things A Woman with Asperger's Wants her Partner to Know (Jessica Kingsley Publisher, 2012) ISBN 978-1-84905-883-4 Asperger's on the Job Must-have Advice for People with Asperger's or High Functioning Autism, and their Employers, Educators, and Advocates (Future Horizons Publishing, 2010) ISBN 1935274090
The latter most often concern de facto people diagnosed with Asperger syndrome or "high-functioning autism". [152] Josef Schovanec points to the existence of a "myth of the high-functioning autistic person", sustaining the belief in "a link between the alleged degree of autism and behavioral disorders". [216]