Is it harder for a girl to have autism than for a boy?

I know that overall there are more boys with autism than girls, but I think that that is a weak excuse.

I have a slight form of the autistic spectrum but I, for one, haven't got any problems with it(anymore). I was a tad bit insecure back in the day. Not anymore though...

I can see why girls think it is harder for them to have autism, but I don't think it is harder at all.

Thoughts, opinions?

 

Just out of curiosity, what kind of autism do you have?

 

I have PDD-NOS if that's what you wanted to know ^^'

 

can you explain that one to me?

the only one I know intimately is aspergers

 

In short:

People with PDD-NOS do not like change,
People with PDD-NOS prefer to be alone most of the time,
People with PDD-NOS like do not to be in an over-crowded place...

I have only a mild form of PDD-NOS.

 

Harder? Well apparently girls are more social, so if it is one that affects social interaction, it could be worse.

Your definition of PDD-NOS sounds a tad peculiar. Many people prefer consistency in their life, many people prefer to be alone and many people don't like crowds. What separates you from them?

 

Huh. I just studied this in my Special Needs training course.

I feel the same thing that holds true for ADHD also stands with autism: boys who display signs of autism get noticed faster than girls because boys have a different way of displaying those signs. While the signs and symptoms don't necessarily favor one gender over the other, the way the genders handle them is different. Boys seem to have difficulty controlling themselves (or at least the cases I've seen) while girls are able to. So in a sense it is harder for a girl to have austism because she's not being noticed and probably isn't getting the help that she needs.

I too would like to know a bit more about PDD-NOS. I don't believe I've heard of that.

 

That's the exact thing I'm trying to say. People should stop separating people with autism, ADHD, ADD, etc etc. with people without an actual disorder.

 

yeah. Most of the kids diagnosed with ADHD are just not trained by their parent and want a stupid excuse to let their kids do anything they want instead of parenting them the right way.

 

So you're saying the majority of ADHD-affected kids don't really have it, they're just not raised right?

 

yeah i almost never see a girl alone also i think i have this autism thing

 

This, if the question is taken as just "autism"^

Check the source: http://autism.emedtv.com/autism/autism-statistics.html

For the whole spectrum? I am unsure, and I don't feel like doing more research. And while various kids do get misdiagnosed or self-diagnosed to save the parent trouble, there are still a large number of kids and adults who do have legitimate disorders. I'm one of them. Diagnosed with ADD in 1st grade, Asperger's by Freshman year high school (when they finally started diagnosing it). My dad is another - he probably has Asperger's, just like me, but he's never been tested. His life is pretty much identical to mine when I'm off my meds, though - antisocial, messy, no social skills to speak of, angry (occasionally), etc.

On the bright side, though, in some cases the symptoms of certain autism-spectrum disorders (like Asperger's) can diminish over time. They never go away, but grown people with Asperger's just come off as nerds, usually, without anything else to really set them off. This happens because we learn ways of interacting, and (in some cases) our social skills are simply delayed, not absent completely.

 

When you prefer to be alone doesn't immediatly mean you have autism. Tell me about it, why do you think you have the spectrum?

Meh, that isn't exactly what I'm trying to say... What I'm trying to say is that people with a disorder aren't that different than people without a disorder.

 

does random outbrusts and talking out loud when you think your think count

Wait what the hell is autism to start with

 

Btw, a form of autism, which i dont remember right now, is usually misdiagnozed.

I think it's as hard for a girl as it's to a guy to have autism.

 

This can, if I'm not mistaking, be compared with a form of tourette syndome. It's a disorder where someone randomly gets anger issues and most of the time can't control what he/she says. (cursing, etc etc)

 

I don't know about "harder" so much as "statistically less likely".

Are you talking about the entire autistic spectrum (asbergers, ADD, etc.) or just plain autism?

Two of my younger brothers are non-verbally autistic, my other brother has ADHD, and my mom and sister have ADD. My dad and I are the only ones not part of it...​