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Well established where, outside of the minds of autistic men? Everything I’ve ever seen has shown that women on the spectrum are evaluated about twice as negati
by merralea 8y ago
Well established where, outside of the minds of autistic men? Everything I’ve ever seen has shown that women on the spectrum are evaluated about twice as negatively on measures of approachability/awkwardness by their peers [1], are more likely to commit suicide[2] (even though women in the general population are less likely to), less likely to have friendships after age 10 [3], and less likely to get married [4]. There seems to be a period in early childhood where women are either better at masking or not disruptive enough to be noticed, but the long-term outcomes are worse on every measure.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286449/
[2] https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/4C9260DB64DFC29AF945D32D1C15E8F2/S0007125000279385a.pdf/premature_mortality_in_autism_spectrum_disorder.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/c...
[3] http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-97924-000 http://psycnet.apa.org/record/1995-97924-000
[4] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-007-0441-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-007-0441-x
- hyperpape 8y agoA related fact, though I don't have a citation at hand, is that masking behaviors are often associated with worse mental health and overall outcomes. Third-parties might perceive an autistic person who masks their behaviors as "higher-functioning", but it's often bad for the individual.
- timwaagh 8y agoi'm sorry my comment seems to have offended you. so far most of what i read on it has been pop-science. newspaper articles. books. the like. this is pretty interesting and brings a different perspective.