Why are females misdiagnosed and under diagnosed?

Hi i'm a big sister of someone on the spectrum and was wondering why girls and women are misdiagnosed and under diagnosed! what are peoples thoughts about it?

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  • I’m overwhelmed and in shock I was going to just put up a hello post and explain and introduce but I am in a house full of autistics including me and my daughter I know have PDA form of it really scTwo heartsed where to reach out to, as my medical history is mental and hormone diagnosis nobody researched it’s a neurologist specialist and so do all my family I refuse to go into the struggling system my fTwo heartsily can’t support each other as we’re all struggling? I have a couple of people who can advocate for me but right now I could do with quiet and someone who specialises in autism in females especiallTwo heartsPDA I don’t know whether I can fight again I just want it easier for all I love around me by being understood we’re different not wrong Two hearts

  • I’ll message so I can re read and try and make sense but anyone ask my questions in person or telephone I freeze....

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