Women and girls autism diagnoses on the rise

Scotland's National Autistic society is now calling for better awareness

More women and girls than ever are being told they have autism – despite the difficulty in getting a diagnosis compared with men.

That’s according to a charity who say it’s often assumed autistic people are men and boys, due to stereotypes.

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