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High Masking Autistic Women

My Friend Autism

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The Barriers to Diagnosis for Women With Autism

Just the idea of being a woman is already placing you behind the eight ball with a diagnosis. Studies have also found that autistic women may be better at recognizing and interpreting emotional expressions than autistic men. Despite, despite having similar difficulties with social interaction and communication as autistic people. It may be due to differences in their brain function, processing, as well as differences in socializing and experiences.

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