Physical health of autistic girls and women: a scoping review

ConclusionsThe emerging literature suggests that autistic girls/women have heightened rates of physical health challenges compared to non-autistic girls/women and to autistic boys/men. Clinicians should seek to provide holistic care that includes a focus on physical health and develop a women ’s health lens when providing clinical care to autistic girls/women.
Source: Molecular Autism - Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research