Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
There is a population of young women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who function relatively well so that their disorder is not easily recognized. If their difficulties with emotion regulation in childhood continue into adolescence they are vulnerable to the development of a number of mental dis...
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| description | There is a population of young women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who function relatively well so that their disorder is not easily recognized. If their difficulties with emotion regulation in childhood continue into adolescence they are vulnerable to the development of a number of mental disorders, treatment of which can be difficult if the presence of ASD is not understood. In this commentary, I use the example of gender dysphoria to illustrate the issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aab135042971468eac24500e1bd656152023-11-30T22:50:32ZengMDPI AGWomen2673-41842022-02-0121646710.3390/women2010007Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum DisorderSusan Jane Bradley0Professor Emerita Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, CanadaThere is a population of young women with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who function relatively well so that their disorder is not easily recognized. If their difficulties with emotion regulation in childhood continue into adolescence they are vulnerable to the development of a number of mental disorders, treatment of which can be difficult if the presence of ASD is not understood. In this commentary, I use the example of gender dysphoria to illustrate the issues.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4184/2/1/7autism spectrum disordergender dysphoriaadolescence |
| spellingShingle | Susan Jane Bradley Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder Women autism spectrum disorder gender dysphoria adolescence |
| title | Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full | Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_short | Understanding Vulnerability in Girls and Young Women with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_sort | understanding vulnerability in girls and young women with high functioning autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | autism spectrum disorder gender dysphoria adolescence |
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