Some researchers believe that girls and women who have high verbal ability and anxiety may be better served by different diagnostic labels than ‘autism’. But this could exacerbate the problem of girls being overlooked and left behind. Marina Gask reports For Betsey Gorman, 19, attending school as a child was something of a nightmare. “I’ve always been very anxious, and I found the school environment overwhelmingly difficult, without understanding why,” she says. “I didn’t express my anxiety outwardly... [11527 chars]
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