How Autism Manifests Differently in Girls: What Families Need to Know

• By: Lauren Agoratus, MA Family Voices, NJ Myriam Alizo, BS Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
• October 1st, 2016
• diagnosis, resources, women and girls
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2010 The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network released data that showed “ASD prevalence…was 4–5 times higher among boys than girls” (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6302a1.htm)....