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CURRENT PSYCHIATRY REPORTS
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-019-1006-3
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Autism spectrum disorder; ASD; Women; Female; Adults
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Purpose of ReviewWe review the recent literature regarding the implications of gender on the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in women and adolescent females. We also discuss important clinical observations in treating this population.Recent FindingsGrowing research supports gender specificity in ASD symptom presentation. Differing phenotypes, psychiatric co-morbidities, and level of camouflaging (behavioral coping strategies to conceal symptoms for use in social situations) are thought to further contribute to the discrepancy in prevalence rates and resulting misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis in adolescent females and women.SummaryBoth nosological and cultural factors appear to be contributing to differences in the diagnosis of ASD in women. These differences in presentation have important implications for late diagnosis, treatment of ASD, and the quality of life for women with autism.
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