Giving Girls a Chance: Educating Females with Autism

• By: Caitlin Sweetapple, MS Shrub Oak International School
• April 1st, 2020
• awareness, brain, education, gender, girls, research, Spring 2020 Issue, teacher training, teachers
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While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more prominent in males, females are also diagnosed at much lower rates (Autism Speaks, 2019). Females diagnosed with ASD require similar services in addition to diverse gender specific supports from their special education teachers and related service...