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Understanding Timing of Autism Diagnosis: Impact of Sociodemographic Factors, Verbal Ability, and Sex

2026-06-02

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<h4>Background</h4> Female individuals tend to be diagnosed with autism later. One factor suggested to contribute to diagnostic timing is verbal ability, in which autistic females may show strengths relative to male peers. Social drivers of health (SDOH) predict higher verbal skills, yet access to resources may facilitate diagnosis; thus, SDOH likely contributes to diagnostic timing in complex ways. We use data f...

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Literature Corpus work: 64346ac3-9aa2-5bfa-8c43-e8fb206849b7
DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.01.26354604

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