Why autism isn’t diagnosed in girls and women

It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh understanding of the condition, the time for change is now

Understanding autism in women and girls

New book by Gina Rippon investigates how and why scientists and clinicians have systematically underestimated or overlooked autism in women and girls.

We’re Missing Autism in Women –These 6 Signs Explain Why

These signals often go unnoticed – which can lead to a missed diagnoses.

The missing women of autism are differently different

Long believed to be particularly associated with males, new research is revolutionising our understanding of autism

Why is cinema still failing autistic women?

Outrage often stokes anticipation. A particularly gory kill scene, an unconventional orgasm, or a minor diplomatic crisis can all add to a film’s subversive image, ultimately making them a culturally important piece of work that also draws people to cinemas. For Sia’s Music it precipitated disaster. In 2021, when the singer turned director and cast her neurotypical muse Maddie Ziegler to play a non-verbal autistic child opposite a buzz cut-sport…

You knew that autism is most often diagnosed in boys versus girls: in Mexico and the rest of the world the symptoms of the autism spectrum are four times more common in boys. Thus, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that one in 100 children lives with autism. On this World Autism Day we tell you what you should know. And why is it more common in boys? Do girls have any protection against autism? Or is there a subdiagnosis of girls with aut…