“There is increasing evidence that … autism symptoms in women and girls are frequently overlooked and misdiagnosed.”
Autistic females and some males who have not yet received an autism diagnosis often go through life with only partial explanations for their difficulties and differences. These explanations usually come in the form of psychiatric and mental health misdiagnoses, incorrect, or partial diagnoses.
Common misdiagnoses and partial diagnoses given to undiagnosed autistic individuals include:
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
- Schizophrenia
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Bipolar disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Depression
- Social anxiety disorder
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Anorexia and/or other eating disorders
- Phobias
It should be noted that just as these conditions can co-occur in various combinations in those who are not autistic (aka neurotypical), autistic individuals can also have one or more of the above conditions. The majority of autistic individuals, for example, are diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression and/or…
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