Is Autism Different in Girls?
Is autism different in girls? Learn how SPARK participants are helping researchers create a clearer picture of girls on the spectrum.
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Girls and women with autism face a host of challenges with diagnosis, services, and daily life that boys and men may not face. These articles, webinars, and personal stories describe the challenges and triumphs of girls and women on the spectrum.
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Girls and Women on the Spectrum: Challenges with Diagnosis and Intervention
The speaker for our eighth webinar is Kathy Koenig, MSN, director of the Initiative for Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorder and associate research scientist at the Yale Child Study Center. In this webinar, Koenig discusses the complexities of diagnosing girls and women with autism and describes the different challenges for intervention that families face. She also offers some thoughts about how parents can create learning and social opportunities for their daughters. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Meet Alycia Halladay
Years of professional experience in the autism field and the personal experience of having a daughter with autism spectrum disorder have Alycia Halladay invested in advancing autism research.
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Are Girls With Autism Hiding in Plain Sight?
Scientists are making discoveries that challenge common assumptions about autism, girls and gender
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