Gender

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July 17, 2017

Yale researchers study autism in girls

Althea Violeta
July 17, 2017

New Haven, Conn. --- A group of researchers from Yale are conducting a clinical study aimed at getting a closer look at autism in young girls. Autism in girls are considered extremely rare and symptoms do not usually manifest in the same way they do in youn...

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March 15, 2017

Olley Edwards and her views on undiagnosed Autism in girls

Jo Worgan
March 15, 2017

An article published in the Daily Mail UK last week reported on the findings of research carried out by University College London and Bristol Universities on the subject of undiagnosed autism in girls. It stated that many young girls are not being diagnosed ...

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March 15, 2017

Autism Research: November 15, 2013 Week in Review

Igor Berezner
March 15, 2017

Girls under-diagnosed with autism, London reveals A new study published by the University College London has revealed that although autistic symptoms were commoner in girls, teachers and parents were six and two times more likely to detect a boy with autism s...

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March 15, 2017

Girls are being under diagnosed with Autism new survey says

Shân Ellis
March 15, 2017

A recent study published in the Journal of Autism and developmental disorders on October 9 has found that girls are highly likely to go undetected for Autism because they are calmer and less hyper-active than boys. Researchers at Monash University, Melb...

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March 14, 2017

Olley Edwards on ‘Why Aren’t Normal People Normal?’

Jo Worgan
March 14, 2017

What is it really like to grow up as a young woman with Asperger Syndrome? Olley Edwards, a UK born actress, model and mother to three young girls decided to use her own experiences to help others. Olley, herself has Asperger Syndrome and two of her daughters ...

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March 9, 2017

Anorexia and Autism symptom similarity may lead to treatment revolution says top Psychologist

Shân Ellis
March 9, 2017

A scientific study conducted by Cambridge University Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen has found distinct similarities between symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa sufferers and those diagnosed with Autism. The study published earlier this week in the BioMed Centr...

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October 25, 2016

Autism treatment should be adapted according to gender

Shân Ellis
October 25, 2016

A recent study published in Brain Neuroscience Journal has indicated that differential treatments should be offered to Autistic individuals according to their gender. Historically, as autism has been more prevalent (up to three to five times more so dependi...

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September 7, 2015

Understanding Why Girls With Autism Behave Differently Than Boys

Reprint Articles
September 7, 2015

A new study by the prestigious Stanford University School of Medicine has found that girls on the autism spectrum displayed much lesser restricted and repetitive behaviors compared to boys. In fact, the study found structural differences in the brain tissues o...

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August 14, 2015

Autistic girls, sexuality and vulnerability

Emma Dalmayne
August 14, 2015

One thing not mentioned and often brushed aside is the need and want for acceptance and friends in girls who are autistic. After growing up in an environment of sensory overloads, teasing and watching the popular girls breeze by with apparent ease it can be...

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August 11, 2015

Gender Differences in Asperger’s: Being a Trans Guy and a Female-Socialized Aspie

Guest
August 11, 2015

By Elliott DeLine (see full bio below) I have never been quite like most people. I was aware of my difference from a very early age. It was as though I viewed the world in an entirely different way from the people around me. Things that they took serious...

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Yale researchers study autism in girls

Olley Edwards and her views on undiagnosed Autism in girls

Autism Research: November 15, 2013 Week in Review

Girls are being under diagnosed with Autism new survey says

Olley Edwards on ‘Why Aren’t Normal People Normal?’

Anorexia and Autism symptom similarity may lead to treatment revolution says top Psychologist

Autism treatment should be adapted according to gender

Understanding Why Girls With Autism Behave Differently Than Boys

Autistic girls, sexuality and vulnerability

Gender Differences in Asperger’s: Being a Trans Guy and a Female-Socialized Aspie