Gender differences in autism prevalence: origins of bias and its current scientific relevance
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Historical male-centred diagnostic bias has rendered women and gender-diverse individuals largely invisible within autism identification and research.
Bias persists today, manifesting clinically and socially with epistemological consequences and undermining mental health equity for marginalised autistic people.
The paper advocates pathways towards more equitable, inclusive diagnostic frameworks, research practices, and care to improve identification and mental health outcomes.
Front Psychiatry. 2026 Jul 10;17:1739570. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1739570. eCollection 2026.
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The diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder has historically been biased toward a male-centered model, rendering women and gender-diverse individuals largely invisible. This commentary reviews the origins of such bias, its contemporary manifestations, and the clinical, social, epistemological, and mental health equity implications it entails. Pathways toward a more equitable and inclusive model are proposed.
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