Genetics, Diagnosis, and the Male-Female Gender Gap in Autism

• By: Doreen Samelson, EdD, MSCP Catalight
• January 10th, 2024
• autism genetics, behavioral differences, complexity of diagnoses, diagnosis, diagnosis bias, diagnostic tools, gender, gender representation, genetic analysis, male-female gap, research disparities, Winter 2024 Issue
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I hesitated to write this article. What business does a psychologist like me have writing about genetics and the gender gap in autism? I am not a geneticist. At most, genetics plays a small role in my professional life. But questions kept nagging at me. Some are specific to autism spectrum disorder...

What is Normal?

• By: Carrie Cariello
• July 1st, 2013
• acceptance, behavioral differences, diagnosis, neurodiversity, parenting, sensory sensitivities, social expectations
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Nearly every day someone asks me something like, “When did you know that Jack wasn’t normal?” And then they stop themselves, stammer a bit, and apologize for saying normal. Their faces turn all red and they look away and stare at their feet. “I mean, you know, what’s normal, there is no...