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For the first time, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show autism in girls at a prevalence rate higher than 1%. While the CDC says autism is around 4 times as common in boys as in girls, many researchers think the diagnostic gap between the sexes is wider than it should be. The gap suggests that many girls and women don’t get the support they need to navigate the world. 

For the first time, recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show autism in girls at a prevalence rate higher than 1%. While the CDC says autism is around 4 times as common in boys as in girls, many researchers think the diagnostic gap between the sexes is wider than it should be. The gap suggests that many girls and women don’t get the support they need to navigate the world. 

Board-certified child psychiatrist Loucresie Rupert, MD, offers practical advice for recognizing ADHD symptoms in girls and women.

interoception is the ability to understand the body’s messages. Interoception helps people know when they’re hungry or thirsty, when and where their body hurts, when they need to rest or use the bathroom, and any number of other physiological signals that help people stay healthy.  

Because most ADHD research focuses on children, less is known about how symptom profiles change as people move into adolescence and adulthood. What do practitioners need to know about how ADHD looks and feels at different life stages?