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Could that just be an observational effect? That it's maybe been historically easier for mentally ill women to hide at home, and for genius women to not be dis
by dhimes 9y ago
Could that just be an observational effect? That it's maybe been historically easier for mentally ill women to hide at home, and for genius women to not be discovered? I realize I'm asking a question we can't answer at the moment, but I bring it up because we've "recently" (I'm old) learned that girls can struggle in school just like boys, but their problems go undetected because they behave in class and teachers are less likely to look for problems. The crisis has always been the 7th grade boy who can't read- it turns out there are a lot of 7th grade girls who can't read either, but they were undiagnosed.
- paulddraper 9y agoDoubtful. It's pretty well established that alcoholism, autism, psychopathy, and to some extent downs syndrome predominantly affect men. (And counterexample: depression is twice as common among women.)
- watwut 9y agoAlcoholism rates change over time. And the gap between men and women was getting smaller.
- StellarTabi 9y agoHeck, even today, I've noticed a lot of people don't know women can have austism/aspergers.