Post by misty on Mar 16, 2006 19:10:08 GMT -5
Asperger Syndrome -- Does it look different in girls?
Written by: Lisa Simmons
The boy to girl ratio for referrals for a diagnostic assessment is about ten boys to each girl (Gillberg 1989). However, the epidemiological evidence indicates the ratio is 4:1 (Ehlers and Gillberg 1993). This is the same ratio as occurs with Autism.
Why are so few girls referred for a diagnosis?
Girls With Social Deficits and Learning Problems:
Autism, Atypical Asperger Syndrome or a Variant of These Conditions
By Svenny Kopp and Christopher Gillberg
maapservices.org/MAAP_Sub_Find_It_-_Publications_Kopp_and_Gillberg_Article.htm
Written by: Lisa Simmons
The boy to girl ratio for referrals for a diagnostic assessment is about ten boys to each girl (Gillberg 1989). However, the epidemiological evidence indicates the ratio is 4:1 (Ehlers and Gillberg 1993). This is the same ratio as occurs with Autism.
Why are so few girls referred for a diagnosis?
Girls With Social Deficits and Learning Problems:
Autism, Atypical Asperger Syndrome or a Variant of These Conditions
By Svenny Kopp and Christopher Gillberg
maapservices.org/MAAP_Sub_Find_It_-_Publications_Kopp_and_Gillberg_Article.htm
