Autism as common in women as men, study of 2.7 million people finds

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By Ella Pickover, PA

Diagnosis rates of autism are “more or less equal for men and women”, a large new study suggests.

Previous work on gender and the neurodevelopmental condition suggested that for every four men or boys diagnosed with autism there would be one woman or girl. And a study in 2017 suggested this figure may be closer to three men to one woman.