[thriftwy]

People seem to disregard that a disproportionally large part of autism spectrum is also made up by boys.

Nothing would make me more miserable than shoving PE up my throat on account that I got to 'need' it. It was the worst part of my school and uni days, which in turn was the worst part of my life, period.

The assumption that boys are all extroverted, physically active and agressive is a big part of the problem.

[Der_Einzige]

You're going to get people here saying "no, it's the same rate for girls, they just mask better"

Well, that ability to mask is exactly what increases their likelihood to be spared from the worst of the pain of being ASD (the negative treatment from others due to inability to mask).

Autism really does hit men harder