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I've heard that autism can present slightly differently in girls than boys in terms of coping strategies, etc etc, which makes sense due to different external f
by vertex-four 9y ago
I've heard that autism can present slightly differently in girls than boys in terms of coping strategies, etc etc, which makes sense due to different external factors. This may lead to the underdiagnosis - it doesn't "look like" autism in boys.
- Mz 9y agoSome studies make it quite clear that parents treat boys and girls different from the get go and even outright interpret identical behaviors differently depending on the gender of the child. Recent HN discussion about that, with citation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14875643 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14875643