Expert shares five less obvious signs of autism in girls

Understanding Autism in Late Diagnosed Females

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Expert shares five less obvious signs of autism in girls

An autism assessor has shared the most common signs of autism he sees in girls - including difficulty building relationships and issues with change

Expert shares top five common signs of autism in girls that can be easily missed - The Mirror

An autism assessor has shared the most common signs of autism he sees in girls - including difficulty building relationships and issues with change

'Off the Spectrum': How the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls

An excerpt from Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls by Gina Rippon: "Maybe we can (gently) deconstruct the elaborate camouflages that have allowed autistic girls to ‘fly beneath the radar,' to ‘hide in plain sight.' We must listen to these lost girls so that autism researchers, autism therapists, autism advocates, and the wider general population will have a much clearer idea of what we should be looking for, w…

‘I’ve Never Talked About This’: NewsNation’s Leland Vittert Reveals Autism Diagnosis in Brave On-Air Announcement

Vittert made a deeply personal disclosure on-air by revealing that he grew up with autism, sharing hopes that his new book will help parents across the country.

Autism, research, fears. “If they had told my mother that I had such a predisposition, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have given birth to me.” “A person on the autism spectrum does not see the doors that normal people see, but they see one invisible to others.”