Article about Autism in Girls
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Behind the 'mask': early diagnosis crucial in autistic girls
Their daughter made good eye contact, and she could hold a spirited conversation, says Ella's father, Luke Bibby. But if her routines were disrupted, or circumstances led to sensorial overload, Ella would have a meltdown.
Girls are more adept at camouflaging or "masking" autism than boys, and copying the behaviour of their peers to fit in.
Ella had been pretending to love Barbie dolls because she'd decided that was what society expected from girls
Through sessions with her psychologist, Ella's parents finally realised it was not dolls that fascinated their little girl, but cars and motorsports.
The core symptoms of autism are the same in males and females, but how it manifests is often different, says Professor Nicole Rinehart, from Monash University.
"There's not enough research funding in this area, point blank," Professor Rinehart says. "Most research studies are about boys, we don't have enough concentration on girls"
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^ me neither, Lumi. I can't even imagine trying to pretend to like some toys because other girls do at age 6! I liked what I liked and wanted what appealed to me. Same as now.
I'm still glad they realize that at least some girls are presenting it differently than other females and males, so diversity of us is acknowledged. I just hope they also remember that not all females with autism do the social copying thing.
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Social copying is something I won't do at any age. I guess that's why I got diagnosed.
.. And my long term special interest of crafting doesn't root from any social related factors, it just happened to be socially acceptable.
My other special interest involves the aspie's usual interest like science, technology, and visual arts.
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"Masking" is something I did a lot when I was younger, but poorly. I tried very hard to be like the other girls my age, but eventually I just gave up. It was exhausting.
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