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Ian Ensum
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Women and girls with ASD. A much misunderstood group. (6th Oct 06 11:05:32 GMT)

Morning everyone. I'm a clinical psychologist working with adults with Asperger's Syndrome, who is starting to really think there is a hidden, largely invisible population of females with ASDs who end up misdiagnosed & misunderstood by services & society in general. For me, DSM/ICD describe a male stereotype which bears little relation to the people I see every day in my clinics - especially the women. does anyone else feel this way, or am I finally losing it?
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Females with ASD?
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Girls with asd
  Fairy's Mum   3  09-Oct-06 12:01:07 GMT 
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Yes!

Our daughter is still not fully diagnosed, the best they can come up with at the moment is that her behaviour is autistic, but she doesn't fulfill the diagnostic criteria for and ASD (basically, she does not respond in the same way as boys with the same issues; same problems for her with an AHDH diagnosis too).

So although we know what the problems are, and to us, she is absoultely classic for high functioning autism, because she doesn't have the full ASD (or ADHD) diagnosis, we are not able to go o any of the training courses they run in this area....aaargh!

Frustrating to say the least.
Ian, Thank you. You are right on the button
  Sandy Kelleher   2  18-Oct-06 15:48:01 GMT 
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I am so pleased to hear some speak about the girls. I agree to with Fairy's mum. My girls, because they withdraw, rather than be out there have been left so many times to the detriment of their health. All my 3 girls are ASD. I see the boys getting aides but because mine (middle 1 in particular) would just withdraw into herself, suck her thumb, rock and bang her ear to self calm is not distruptive in a classroom setting is classed as "doing just fine". The fact that she has totally shut off and is not learning doesn't matter. Same with the other two. Their anxieties are withdrawl to a lesser degree. But again. Not causing any trouble so it doesn't matter. Thank you so much for the recognition of girls.
Girls and ASD
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I completely agree that this is an oft overlooked area.. as a speech pathologist in a public school district I am frequently frustrated when trying to explain why I think a female student may have ASD to psychologists or other staff members and they compare her to male students with ASD.

Women with AS
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  Sophist Gestalt   4  11-Oct-06 23:17:47 GMT 
How Girls Bully (Odd Girls Out by Rachel Simmons)
  Ladybug Ladybug   2  14-Oct-06 19:31:26 GMT 
How Women Bully
  Blanche McKenna   1  14-Oct-06 21:28:59 GMT 
How Women Bullly
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I agree
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  Sophist Gestalt   1  14-Oct-06 23:40:09 GMT 
Ignoring could also be not getting it...and of course there's a large group of AS-women that simply are ignored today
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Possible connection with anorexia in young women with undiagnosed autism?
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  Sophist Gestalt   0   
uadiagnosed asds in women(re autism2006 conferrence)
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