Autism in Girls & Women
Specialist autism assessments for girls and women, recognising that presentations are often internalised, masked, or shaped by social expectations, and may be identified later in life.
Suitable for
Girls and women across childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
Assessment may include
Focus Areas
- Comprehensive developmental, medical and personal history
- Clinical interview and observation of social communication and interaction
- Standardised autism assessment tools, selected according to individual needs
- Assessment of adaptive and executive functioning, where indicated
- Exploration of sensory processing and emotional regulation
- Communication style, social understanding and interaction patterns
- Hormonal and reproductive life transitions
- Gendered social expectations
- Less-recognised presentations of autism in childhood
- Social motivation versus intuitive social understanding
- Previous misattribution of autistic traits
- Gendered socialisation and masking
- Integration of findings to inform clinical formulation and diagnostic conclusion
Exploring Autism in Girls and Women?
Contact our team to discuss an autism assessment for yourself or your child, including questions about masking and the assessment process.
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