Goldie A McQuaid

Jan 5, 2024 | liebertpub.com | Goldie A McQuaid |John Strang |Allison Jack |George Mason

Introduction Autism is diagnosed more frequently among male than female individuals (see end of section for a note on our use of these terms), at rates currently estimated at ∼4:1.1 Among individuals without co-occurring intellectual disability, the sex-based diagnostic ratio widens, with increasing female under-representation at higher ends of the IQ continuum.2 Although some portion of this diagnostic imbalance likely reflects a true differential in underlying prevalence, there is growing...