Journal article
Physical health of autistic girls and women: a scoping review
Abstract
BackgroundThere is a growing recognition of sex and gender influences in autism. Increasingly, studies include comparisons between sexes or genders, but few have focused on clarifying the characteristics of autistic girls’/women’s physical health.MethodsA scoping review was conducted to determine what is currently known about the physical health of autistic girls/women. We screened 1112 unique articles, with 40 studies meeting the inclusion …
Authors
Kassee C; Babinski S; Tint A; Lunsky Y; Brown HK; Ameis SH; Szatmari P; Lai M-C; Einstein G
Journal
Molecular Autism, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1186/s13229-020-00380-z
ISSN
2040-2392