Despite recent breakthroughs in research, young women with the autism are still commonly overlooked by parents, educators and medical providers. Find out why from one of our latest articles below.
8-year-olds have been diagnosed with autism, indicating a higher prevalence than previously estimated, boys are four times more likely to receive a diagnosis. The discrepancy has prompted advocates to call for a change in diagnostic criteria so that more girls can receive support.Social scientists have historically struggled to understand autism, which has only received detailed study relatively recently.was first used in academic literature in the early 1940s.
Although autism research made important progress in the 1980s and 1990s, it primarily focused on boys and the symptoms they typically present. Hand-flapping, for example, is a behavior seen more often in boys than girls. Similarly, boys are more likely to hyper-focus on an area of interest like trains or dinosaurs. Essentially, scientists trained themselves to recognize these symptoms without considering whether autism manifested differently in girls.
Troubles with social-emotional reciprocity might include the inability to hold a back-and-forth conversation or feign interest in someone else’s chosen topic of conversation. With deficits in nonverbal communication, someone might find it challenging to maintain eye contact or interpret facial expressions. As for relationship deficits, an individual may have difficulty making and maintaining friendships or adjusting their behavior to various settings.
Young women with autism are less likely to receive diagnoses due to a contrast in play styles. Boys tend to play in teams or larger groups in playground settings, anoted, which means boys who play alone are more likely to attract a teacher or playground supervisor’s attention. Meanwhile, girls tend to socialize in smaller groups, and those with autism are more likely to weave in and out of playgroups — a behavior that does not usually invite adult concern.
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