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Why Uta Frith Is Wrong About Girls and Autism

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Responding to a Tes article in which researcher Uta Frith argues that the autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, educational psychologist Sue Franklin says the female autistic presentation requires our greatest attention.

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Mode Diagnosis: "the Autism Spectrum Has Failed and Is No Longer Useful as a Medical Diagnosis

The German Uta Frith, who teaches in London, is a pioneer of the autism movement. She helped to establish the term "spectrum". Now she no longer believes in it and makes the expression responsible for the inflationary increase in the diagnosis "autism".

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Why Uta Frith is wrong about girls and autism

Responding to a Tes article in which researcher Uta Frith argues that the autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, educational psychologist Sue Franklin says the female autistic presentation requires our greatest attention.

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tes.com broke the news in on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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