Females With Autism More Likely Than Males to Develop Psychiatric Disorder, Study Finds

Females With Autism More Likely Than Males to Develop Psychiatric Disorder, Study Finds

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Females with autism are more likely than males to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder before their 25th birthday, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Psychiatry.

“Around 70% of autistic children meet diagnostic criteria for at least [one] psychiatric disorder, and 54% to 79% of autistic adults receive at least [one] psychiatric diagnosis,” wrote Miriam Martini, M.Sc., and Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ph.D., of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues. “Mental health problems are reported even among autistic individuals showing good outcomes in other areas of functioning.”

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