Affiliation:
1. David Geffen School of Medicine. University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Abstract
Autistic girls and women—defined broadly in the current chapter as autistic individuals assigned female at birth and/or currently identifying as female—experience disproportionate negative health outcomes, relative to non-autistic and autistic male populations. As researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experiences, the authors of the current chapter seek to inform efforts to address these significant barriers and, in turn, promote the health and well-being of autistic women across the life course.
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