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Are the Diagnostic Rates of Autistic Females Increasing? An Examination of State-Wide Trends

Harrop, C., Tomaszewski, B., Putnam, O., Klein, C., Lamarche, E., & Klinger, L.
January
2024

From the abstract: "Autism has been considered a ‘male-dominant’ condition. However, recent research suggests that autistic females are underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and later diagnosed. Females may also have different and more nuanced behavioral profiles. To examine diagnosis rates of females, we used 20 years of state-wide data to characterize historical trends in the diagnosis of autism in females to determine whether the proportion of females diagnosed with autism has changed over time."

Citation

Harrop, C., Tomaszewski, B., Putnam, O., Klein, C., Lamarche, E., & Klinger, L. (2024). Are the diagnostic rates of autistic females increasing? An examination of state-wide trends. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Advance online publication. Retrieved from: https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.13939

DOI

10.1111/jcpp.13939