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What are the signs of autism in girls?

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  Autism Spectrum Disorder is often described as a "male" disorder since there are more boys with the diagnosis than girls; this may be because the screening process for autism is based on research done and males are diagnosed with autism more than females. As a result, many girls are not diagnosed until puberty. In many cases, autism symptoms in girls at a young age show more strength than boys in social settings and they are often able to create and maintain friendships in childhood. This attitude puts girls who have not been diagnosed with autism in a bad way because, according to the diagnosis, people with autism are unable to socialize and communicate. However, if it is not detected, the characteristics of autism become evident as they reach adolescence, because the need for complex social skills increases. The diagnosis of autism is a spectrum of different phenotypic expressions and each individual carries the trait. It includes different types of autism, from high f