Why So Many Autistic Girls Are Missed — and How We Can Help Them Thrive

we meet many families who say, “We always knew something was different — but it took years for anyone to listen.”
This is an all-too-common story for autistic girls.

Why Autistic girls are often missed

Autistic girls are just as likely to exist as autistic boys — but they’re diagnosed much later on average. That’s because the “typical” picture of autism was built around boys. The result? Many girls fly under the radar for years.