Girls not fully accounted for in autism statisticsPosted on 27 Jan, 2010
Super interesting article. I have copied and pasted the Link if you want to continue reading the article.
In 2001, an experiment was done on 100 babies who were 24 hours old. The study wanted to see if there were certain differences between the male and female brains. The assumption to be tested was whether or not females are "predominately hard-wired for empathy" while male brains are" predominately hard-wired for understanding and building systems." The results could be very helpful for the understanding and future treatment of autism.
Today, research is trying to determine what is typical and atypical for both females and males. The exciting part is that we are just beginning to understand what the extremes are for the female brain. We should never assume that females and males on the autism spectrum should look the same. There are gender differences including behavior and interests.
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/child-107818-student-mother.html
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