A Support Group for Parents of Tween Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• By: Erika Drezner, LCSW
• October 1st, 2016
• parents, social, support group, women and girls
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The gender imbalance among those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is 4 to 1 boys to girls. When considering those diagnosed with ASD without intellectual disability, the imbalance is even greater - 7:1 (Skuse & Mandy 2015). One consequence of this gender imbalance is that parents...