Your thoughts on the BBC Horizon Autism documentary, presented by Uta Frith, on Tuesday the 1st April

NAS8954 said:

Regarding why females are diagnosed less often than males, a recent Physchology Today article, Being Female: Protected From Autism But at Risk of Psychosis, is worth reading:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201403/being-female-protected-autism-risk-psychosis

And then there are studies and articles like this: http://sfari.org/sfari-community/community-blog/cross-talk/2014/are-girls-really-protected-from-autism?utm_source=Autism+research+news+from+SFARI.org&utm_campaign=93ef6f6c2b-SFARI_Newsletter_140401&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0a60ccb345-93ef6f6c2b-389048541

https://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2012/diagnosis-eludes-many-girls-with-autism-study-says

https://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2011/diagnostic-tests-for-autism-may-miss-many-girls

It is my believe that there is no difference between the genders when it comes to rates of autism.

NAS8954 said:

Regarding why females are diagnosed less often than males, a recent Physchology Today article, Being Female: Protected From Autism But at Risk of Psychosis, is worth reading:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201403/being-female-protected-autism-risk-psychosis

And then there are studies and articles like this: http://sfari.org/sfari-community/community-blog/cross-talk/2014/are-girls-really-protected-from-autism?utm_source=Autism+research+news+from+SFARI.org&utm_campaign=93ef6f6c2b-SFARI_Newsletter_140401&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0a60ccb345-93ef6f6c2b-389048541

https://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2012/diagnosis-eludes-many-girls-with-autism-study-says

https://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2011/diagnostic-tests-for-autism-may-miss-many-girls

It is my believe that there is no difference between the genders when it comes to rates of autism.