Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls - Hardcover

Off the Spectrum : Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A cognitive neuroscientist reveals how autistic women have been overlooked by biased researchand makes a passionate case for their inclusion ANew ScientistBest Book of the Year Who comes to mind when you think about an autistic person It might be yourself, a relative or friend, a public figure, a fictional character, or a stereotyped image. Regardless, for most of us, it's likely to be someone male. Autistic women are systematically underdiagnosed, under-researched, and underserved by medical and social systemsto devastating effects. In Off the Spectrum, cognitive neuroscientist Gina Rippon sheds light on how old ideas about autism leave women behind and how the scientific community must catch up. Generations of researchers, convinced autism was a male problem, simply didn't bother looking for it in women, creating a snowball effect of biased research. To correct this "male spotlight" problem, Rippon outlines how autism presents differently in girls and womenlike their tendency to camouflage their autistic traits, or how their intense interests may take a form considered to be more socially acceptable. When autism research studies don't recruit female participants, Rippon argues, it's not only autistic women who are failed; it's the entire scientific community. Correcting a major scientific bias, Off the Spectrum provides a much-needed exploration of autism in women to parents, clinicians, and autistic women themselves. Artikel-Nr. 9781541605022

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