Autism and gender imbalance in tech
<i>But the big statistic is that autism in all of its forms is around four times more common in males than females. In other words the genetic components have a biologically sex-based component.</i><p>Does this account for the fact that women tend to be underdiagnosed? I have read that female autistics are very often a) not diagnosed and b) pressured to learn social skills anyway simply because they are girls.<p>PS: I am a girl. I could spot the bottom figure in the top, though it took me a few seconds. I have an unusually strong math background for a girl (perhaps especially a girl my age). I think it is ridiculous this is a test for autism. Why on earth is this is a test for autism?<p>I am pretty darn sure I am not autistic. My ex husband and both our sons probably all are and I taught all of them a lot of the social skills they have. My ex husband once told me that he was good at the technical aspects of his job, but his ability to manage people once he was promoted to that level in the military was largely rooted in what he learned from being married to me.