Seperate Male/Female Aspie traits?

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Rudy Simone's talent is sales, not counselling. She sold a worthless course to my local healthcare providers so they could spend lots of money and pretend to be doing their jobs.

That's kinda sad thing to learn. I liked her books...

Not to go off topic...
I have spent the better part of two years trying to answer a very similar question. Are female Aspies different than male Aspies and are they treated differently? As far as traits? No. Are the same traits treated differently according to who (whom?) displays them in light of their attractiveness (not only physical)? Yes. I'm not sure it matters as much for either sex if you're attractive. I read numerous Asperger blogs and the traits (male/female) seemed all quite similar as did their experience with lack of acceptance of their autism (i.e. ranging from: You don't have autism to You don't look/seem like someone who has autism). I've concluded that attractiveness seems to be a factor when accessing traits, anecdotally.

Let me toss this idea out.

In the general population men and women differ by gender from each other in thinking, and behavior etc.
So "neurotypicalness" "presents" differently by gender.

Is it possible that aspie females tend to be more "male" in their thought processes than NT females. Thus making them more like males (both NT males, and aspie males) than females in general?

Just a thought.

I didn't think there was any difference between male and female aspie traits.

I too don't notice much of a difference between male and female aspie traits.

I've seen it suggested that female aspies have masculine brains, which probably explains the high rate of FTM transgenderism amongst people on the spectrum. However, most of the female aspies I know have very typically female interests. I don't know if it's them trying to overcompensate for having a male brain though. I know it was the case with me for some of my childhood.