"Study Reveals Key Brain Differences in Autistic Boys and Girls"

A new study reveals significant differences in cortical thinning between autistic boys and girls, highlighting that autistic females have more rapid cortical thinning in certain brain regions compared to non-autistic females, while autistic males show less rapid thinning than non-autistic males. These findings suggest that biological differences, in addition to diagnostic biases, play a role in the under-diagnosis of autism in females. Further research is needed to understand how these differences impact developmental outcomes and what they mean for gender-diverse individuals with autism.