13 Surprisingly Subtle Signs Of Autism In Adult Women
<p>Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that has historically been mainly diagnosed in childhood and predominately in white males. As much of the research is predominately based on white boys, this has meant that <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/hcp-dsm.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">many adult women have gone their entire lives undiagnosed as autistic. </a>As a result, autistic boys and men are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder than girls and women. One of the reasons for this is that women tend to mask up to 3–4 times more than men do, which is why autistic women are overlooked. This phenomenon calls for a constant effort to mask one’s symptoms; this effort often results in physical exhaustion and extreme anxiety.</p>
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