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Comparable tactile sensitivity between males and females on the autism spectrum
2022-03-14
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<p>Autism is more commonly diagnosed in males than females, with an approximate ratio of 4:1. While some theories posit that males may be more susceptible to diagnosis for biological reasons, others suggest that females on the autism spectrum are being underdiagnosed due to sociological reasons such as the diagnostic criteria being biased towards the detection of autistic symptoms in boys. Sensory differences (i.e...
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- Literature Corpus work
- dc959fd4-509d-5d4f-b317-4edce8c2ebaa
- DOI
- 10.31234/osf.io/w27s3
