Why do some organisations (including Autism Speaks) believe that for every four 👦🏽👦🏽👦🏽👦🏽 boys, there is only one autistic girl 👧? Is it because of the so-called, 'female protective effect'? Or is there something else at play?
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▶️ Videos mentioned:
https://youtu.be/t_kQGfI4esA
https://youtu.be/0CxjkDFWvBM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyVQ-sD8HnA
✅ The GQ-ASC: https://tonyattwood.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GQ-ASC-Modified-for-adult-females-LATEST-calibri.pdf
📖 References:
0. Hull, L. (2017). “Putting on My Best Normal”: Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions
1. Attwood, T. (2007). The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
2. Bargiela, S., Steward, R., & Mandy, W. (2016). Late-diagnosed women with ASC: The female autism phenotype. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(10), 3281–3294.
3. Gould, J., & Ashton-Smith, J. (2011). Missed or misdiagnosis? Girls and women on the autism spectrum. Good Autism Practice, 12(1), 34–41.
4. Hull, L., Petrides, K. V., & Mandy, W. (2017). The female autism phenotype and ‘camouflaging.’ Autism.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361317706172
5. Kirkovski, M., Enticott, P. G., & Fitzgerald, P. B. (2013). Female gender in ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(11), 2584–2603.
6. Kreiser, N. L., & White, S. W. (2014). ASD in females: Overstating the gender gap? Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 17(1), 67–84.
7. Loomes, R., Hull, L., & Mandy, W. (2017). Male-to-female ratio in ASD: A review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(6), 466–474.
8. Nobili, A., Glazebrook, C., & Bouman, W. P. (2020). Autistic traits in transgender adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), 3489–3503.
9. Rynkiewicz, A., & Łucka, I. (2018). ASD in girls: Co-occurring psychopathology. Psychiatria Polska, 52(3), 497–506.
10. Warrier, V. et al. (2020). Elevated rates of autism and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Nature Communications, 11, 3959.
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