The Lost Girls of Autism: The New Science of Neurodiversity in Women and Girls
The Lost Girls of Autism: The New Science of Neurodiversity in Women and Girls
The history of autism is male. When autistic girls meet clinicians, they are often misdiagnosed with anxiety, depression, personality disorders, or are missed altogether. Many women only discover they have the condition when they are much older, missing decades of support and understanding. Autism’s ‘male spotlight’ means we are only now starting to redress this profound injustice.