Especially in females, autism may present differently than what is commonly assumed to be autistic. Females often are able to mimic social skills, have special interests that are more socially appropriate, and may have no noticeable difficulty with- or even have strengths in- language skills. Also, it’s not that autistic children do not care about values, it’s that they do not understand them. Social norms are a foreign language. Often, individuals with autism are extremely empathetic and attuned to the emotions of others, but do not express it. They may be overwhelmed by the emotions of interacting with others. There is speculation that autism does not occur less frequently in females, but that females go undiagnosed because autism presents differently in females.
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Especially in females, autism may present differently than what is commonly assumed to be autistic. Females often are able to mimic social skills, have special interests that are more socially appropriate, and may have no noticeable difficulty with- or even have strengths in- language skills. Also, it’s not that autistic children do not care about values, it’s that they do not understand them. Social norms are a foreign language. Often, individuals with autism are extremely empathetic and attuned to the emotions of others, but do not express it. They may be overwhelmed by the emotions of interacting with others. There is speculation that autism does not occur less frequently in females, but that females go undiagnosed because autism presents differently in females.
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