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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]
In 2010 American psychiatrist and researcher Dawn Hendricks published Employment and adults with autism spectrum disorders: Challenges and strategies for success. Highlighting the very low employment rate and the desire of adults with autism to work, [31] she argued for the option of employment support to be made available to all. [32]
Baron-Cohen and associates assert that E–S theory is a better predictor than gender of who chooses STEM subjects. [5] The E–S theory has been extended into the extreme male brain (EMB) theory of autism and Asperger syndrome, which are associated in the E–S theory with below-average empathy and average or above-average systemising. [6]
The study found a far lower autism rate in younger adults than in children, but it also found that autism is increasing at a faster pace among those adults. The rate of autism for adults ages 26 ...
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 ...
Engaging in special interests can bring autistic people great joy [24] [25] and many autistic people spend large amounts of time engaged in their special interest. [26] In adults, engaging with special interests has been shown to have positive outcomes for mental health, [27] self-esteem, [28] and can be used to manage stress.
However, many people who are now adults were not identified when they were younger because health care providers and families were less aware of the manifestations of autism" than they are now.