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  2. Sex and gender differences in autism - Wikipedia

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    Sex and gender differences in autism exist regarding prevalence, presentation, and diagnosis.. Men and boys are more frequently diagnosed with autism than women and girls. It is debated whether this is due to a sex difference in rates of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or whether females are underdiagnosed.

  3. Empathising–systemising theory - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities". [11]

  6. Netflix’s Emmy-winning reality series “Love on the Spectrum,” which follows people on the autism spectrum as they explore the dating world, gives parents like me multiple images of how our ...

  7. Here's What It Means to Identify as 'Autigender' - AOL

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  8. Diagnosis of autism - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the presence of autism can make it harder to diagnose coexisting psychiatric disorders such as depression. [9] Diagnosing will be much harder in adults, since most people with ASD who reach adulthood undiagnosed, learn diverse (and often intense) masking techniques which make external diagnosis almost impossible.

  9. Study finds that people with autistic traits are just as ...

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