Asperger's Syndrome in Women

Опубликовано: 20 Июнь 2026
на канале: BBC The Social
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Think Asperger's syndrome only affects men? Think again!

Asperger’s syndrome is a social communication disorder that affects women as well as men, but due to the historic male-centric diagnosis criteria it is often missed in women. Women Asperger’s symptoms also tend to be more internalised, making it even trickier to detect – but things are slowly changing!

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