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I know many amazing autistic women and girls, but is there something different about their autism? Is there a reasonable, excusable explanation for why 4 times as many boys as girls are diagnosed as autistic? Are girls better at hiding their autistic traits or is there something else skewing the figures and the opinions of those assessing us?
Female Autism Doesn't Exist
Autism is a way of being.
It's a collection of specific differences from commonly
perceived expectations of sensory perception,
information processing & expression, which is viewed
by external observers as differences in
behaviour & communication.
Autistamatic is here to help both autistic and non-autistic people
understand more about the lives, challenges and above all
potential of autistic people in society today.
Join us as we explore our many coloured minds...
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