by Kalliope Bessler

In 2016 researcher Sarah Bergiela and her cohorts shared that “Compared to males, females are at substantially elevated risk of their ASD (autism spectrum disorder) going undiagnosed: their difficulties are frequently mislabeled or missed entirely.” In the United States, the ratio of girls to boys diagnosed with autism is one to four. For decades, healthcare professionals and researchers have struggled to find conclusive answers as to why girls are supposedly less affected by autism spectrum disorder than boys…

Rajiv KapurOctober 30, 2020autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, diagnosis, gender and ASD, women with ASD