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I think boys just present symptoms that are more obvious. Girls with autism are very often much better at masking than boys are.Young girls also tend to fixate
by idiotsecant 1y ago
I think boys just present symptoms that are more obvious. Girls with autism are very often much better at masking than boys are.Young girls also tend to fixate on more 'socially acceptable' topics that make that fixation less obvious
- crooked-v 1y agoAlso, 'better at masking' there isn't necessarily inherent by gender; it could well be a consequence of young girls in general being put through more social training than boys.
- ljsprague 1y agoAre symptoms not the sole means of diagnosis? So if girls present less symptoms then aren't they therefore less autistic? Or, alternatively, if they present different symptoms then perhaps they have something else?
- idiotsecant 1y agoNo. That's the whole point of masking. It's doing social behavior 'in software' instead of doing it 'in hardware' like everyone else. An alcoholic who is high functioning is still an alcoholic.
- danaris 1y agoGirls are much more likely to be socialized to mask before the parents or children have a clue that's what's happening. Boys are much more likely to be allowed to "express themselves," act out, etc.
- cwmoore 1y agoStereotype echo, ok.