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2. Sex and gender differences in autism - Wikipedia

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   In 2012, Harvard researchers published findings suggesting that, on average, more genetic and environmental risk factors are required for girls to develop autism, compared to boys. The researchers analyzed DNA samples of nearly 800 families affected by autism and nearly 16,000 individuals with a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders.

3. What parents of kids with autism want you to know ... - AOL

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   Autism spectrum disorder is 4.2 times as prevalent in boys (3.7 percent) as it is in girls (0.9 percent), according to CDC data. Despite this big difference between genders, "Girls can be autistic ...

4. Autism - Wikipedia

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   The World Health Organization estimates about 1 in 100 children had autism during the period from 2012 to 2021 as that was the average estimate in studies published during that period with a trend of increasing prevalence over time. However, the study's 1% figure may reflect an underestimate of prevalence in low-and middle-income countries.

5. Julia (Sesame Street) - Wikipedia

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   Julia is a friendly four-year-old girl who enjoys bonding with her supportive family and her friends on Sesame Street. She first appeared in 2015 in an online autism awareness initiative from Sesame Workshop, entitled Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children.

6. Autism often diagnosed later in life for females - AOL

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   Common stereotypes show autism as mainly affecting boys. In fact, boys diagnosed as autistic are at a 4 to1 ratio compared to girls, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. However ...

7. Autism group is 'a safe space for kids and parents’ - AOL

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   AUsome Kids were chosen as one of the recipients of BBC Children in Need’s Big Sky grant programme, which helps with running costs and activities. Autism group is 'a safe space for kids and ...

8. Diagnosis of autism - Wikipedia

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   Screening tools include the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT), the Early Screening of Autistic Traits Questionnaire, and the First Year Inventory; initial data on M-CHAT and its predecessor, the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT), on children aged 18–30 months suggests that it is best used in a clinical setting and that ...

9. Missouri mom waiting for justice after toddler with autism ...

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   A mother of a toddler with autism says justice has been extremely difficult to come by since a day care worker hit her son on the head three times with a plastic bucket. More than six months have ...