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The Challenging Journey to Female Autism Diagnosis

Many autistic women are not diagnosed until adulthood, often following wrong diagnoses, burnout, and sometimes multiple suicide attempts.

Category: Adult Autism, Autism Diagnosis, Female Autism PhenotypeTags: autism diagnostic criteria, autism in women, autism research, female autism, late diagnosed autism, undiagnosed autism

Common Tool for Diagnosing Autism Only Identifies 1 in 5 Autistic Children

This finding challenges the goal of universal autism screening in toddlers and suggests that may autistic children are not being diagnosed.

Category: Autism Diagnosis, Autism News, Autism ResearchTags: autism diagnostic criteria, autism in children, autism myths and stereotypes, autism research, empathy, sensory differences, socializing in autism, undiagnosed autism

Common Misdiagnoses Given to Undiagnosed Autistic Women

Before being diagnosed as autistic, many women go decades with the wrong diagnoses. Have you been diagnosed with any of these?

Category: Autism Diagnosis, Female Autism PhenotypeTags: autism in adults, autism in women, autism myths and stereotypes, borderline personality disorder, common misdiagnoses, female autism, late diagnosed autism, mental health, psychiatry, psychology, self acceptance, undiagnosed autism

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