Girls With Mild Autism ‘less Likely To Be Identified Than Boys’, Royal College Of Psychiatrists
Girls with mild autism are less likely to be identified and diagnosed than boys, according to new research presented at a meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Almost 600 children took part in the study - 493 boys and 100 girls. The majority (457) had been seen at the Social and Communication Disorders Clinic at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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