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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Males have been disproportionately affected: autism prevalence among boys is almost quadruple that among girls

That's a really fucking weird take. It's widely recognised that ASD and ADHD go massively under diagnosed in females. The fact that they don't refer to this when raising it in the introduction shows they've got an anti-naurodivergent agenda.

https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/current/thought-leadership/autism-is-still-underdiagnosed-in-girls-and-women-that-can-compound-the-challenges-they-face/

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/autistic-women-and-girls

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37221030