Play or Interests that focus on animals such as horses.Better linguistic abilities developmentally, and.Better imagination compared to boys diagnosed with ASD.When asking about developmental history a tendency to go unnoticed e.g., A tendency to be shy or passive,.Are more socially motivated with a desire to interact directly with others,.Masking also known as camouflaging is a technique used by many individuals with autism to conceal their social difficulties. Tendency to socially mask or camouflage.The general consensus is that females with ASD exhibit: I certainly have observed this through my clinical observations of when working with girls on the autism spectrum. McLennan, Lord and Schooler (1993) found that boys with an ASD displayed greater social impairments than girls, although girls had more severe social deficits as the course of the disorder reached adolescence. Higher functioning autism disorders in females may be harder to diagnose if females are more motivated to socially conform (Holliday-Willey, 1999).
The higher prevalence rates in males may be due to females with ASD more likely to be misdiagnosed or recognised after the age of 15 or may simply reflect the difficulty in diagnosing females with ASD (Baron-Cohen et al., 2005). Approximately one per cent of the school age population of children is reported to have an ASD (Kopp & Gillberg, 2011) with a higher prevalence rate reported in males than females (Baron-Cohen, Knickmeyer, & Belmonte, 2005 Chakrabarti & Fombonne, 2001a Fombonne & 2005). But before we look at some of the characteristics, let’s look at the gender ratio in ASD. This has led to an understanding of the Female Profile and what to look for when diagnosis or assessing females. Over the past 10 years or so, professionals have identified general characteristic of females with ASD. Let's Talk Autism in Females!! The Female Profile.
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