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It would, depending on some factors. The false belief that there were fewer female aspies was pervasive, for example, and that was troublesome for many girls.
by mvieira38 1y ago
It would, depending on some factors. The false belief that there were fewer female aspies was pervasive, for example, and that was troublesome for many girls.
Anyway, I suspect "in the past" is further in the past than you think: the distinction between Asperger's and ASD has been officially ditched by the medical community for 12 years now, at least insofar as the DSM represents consensus.
- CalRobert 1y agoI was thinking of the 90’s.
- staticman2 1y ago>The false belief that there were fewer female aspies was pervasive, for example, and that was troublesome for many girls. I'm gonna push back on this. There isn't an objective way to diagnose someone with autism like there is with, say, a vitamin B deficiency. What we do know is the medical community continues to diagnose boys with this condition at a much higher rate than girls. This would not appear to imply a "false" belief.