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Some have suggested a differential phenotype for autistic women; "a female-specific manifestation of autistic strengths and difficulties, which fits imperfectly with current, male-based conceptualisations" of autism. [22] The female autism phenotype differs from the typical male autism phenotype in social relationships, relational interests ...
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 ...
Autistic characteristics tend to become less obvious in adulthood, [22] but social and communication difficulties usually persist. [23] In 2015, Asperger syndrome was estimated to affect 37.2 million people globally, or about 0.5% of the population. [9] The exact percentage of people affected has still not been firmly established. [19]
For many autistic people, characteristics first appear during infancy or childhood and follow a steady course without remission (different developmental timelines are described in more detail below). [74] Autistic people may be severely impaired in some respects but average, or even superior, in others. [75] [76] [77]
Some autistic people embrace the “autigender” label to express that their gender identity—usually, something other than cisgender—is related to their autism.
The study indicated that because people with these traits interact and engage with the world differently, it may be easier for them to think outside of the box.
In a 2021 study on autistic camouflaging, gender-diverse autistic adults were found to use more autistic camouflaging than cisgender autistic adults. [50] A January 2023 study on trans and non-binary adults found that higher autistic traits and higher gender minority stress were correlated with poorer mental health outcomes. [51]
E–S theory was developed by psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen in 2002, [10] as a reconceptualization of cognitive sex differences in the general population. This was done in an effort to understand why the cognitive difficulties in autism appeared to lie in domains in which he says on average females outperformed males, along with why cognitive strengths in autism appeared to lie in domains in ...