Autism is diagnosed more often in boys than in girls. Part of the reason might be that girls are more difficult to diagnose.

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In China, it is known as “the lonely disease”. The Japanese term translates as “intentionally shut”. Across the world, there is a perception of autistic people as aloof, socially awkward and isolated, ...