FemaleWomenPurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals on autism in adult females with intellectual disability (ID), including regarding the gender ratio of autism, the clinical manifestation of autism in females, and the recognition, screening and ...
Signs of autismoccur in three main areas: Social interactions Verbal and nonverbal communication Repetitive or ritualistic behaviors Some autistic adults may exhibit symptoms that resembleADHD; others may have symptoms like limited spoken language. Bottom line –adult autismcan manifest in different ways...
Autism is more commonly diagnosed in males than females. One explanation is the ‘female protective effect’: there is something inherent in bein
Across the world, there has been a dramatic rise in the numbers of individuals diagnosed with autism in recent decades, with prevalence estimates increasing from around 0.04% in the 1970s to 1–2% currently. However, epidemiological figures vary widely (e.g., see the interactive global prevalenc...
My name is Zach Stehle. I am 22 and I have autism. In the past month, I have also received over 15 million views… Read More #ActuallyAutistic Perspective,AdvocacyApril 1, 2020 Autism Acceptance is not only about April byadmin By Robert Shmus As many of you know, the month of April...
While there is evidence to suggest that diagnostic disclosure can improve the social evaluations of individuals with ASD, this research has been conducted exclusively with adult samples [64]. Additionally, prior studies of first impressions in ASD have limited generalizability due to small samples, ...
This survey was emailed to 78 individuals, who took part in the first SIG and the subsequent Newcastle meeting, including the six large cohort studies of older autistic adults (d’arc initiative, The Netherlands; The Ageing with Autism Project, United Kingdom; Adult Autism Spectrum Cohort-UK, ...
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent social interaction impairments and is male-biased in prevalence. We have established naturally occurring low sociality in male rhesus monkeys as a model for the social features of ASD. Low-soc
Lower libido was reported amongst both male and female participants with autism spectrum disorder compared with controls. We conclude that the extreme male patterns of cognitive functions in the autistic brain do not seem to extend to gender role and sexuality. A gender-atypical pattern for these ...