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05 Feb 2024
Eye contact in adults with autism
Autism spectrum disorder or ASD is defined by several different traits, such as difficulty in social situations, special interests and sensory processing differences. While autism …
23 Aug 2023
What social communication challenges do women with autism have?
Women with autism have their own set of social difficulties that make it difficult for them to communicate with other people. Turn taking, staying on …
27 Jun 2023
What are the main signs of autism masking in women?
Autism masking (also known as camouflaging) involves suppressing or controlling behaviours that are associated with people on the autism spectrum. Masking is essentially not being …
10 Nov 2022
How is autism different in females to males?
Female’ Presentation Of Autism This is an interesting one. We would say it is not. You still get the same profile of difficulties with social …