Underdiagnosis of girls with Autism and ADHD.
The signs of some disorders often go less noticed in girls due to the symptoms presenting differently, less obviously, or because girls are socialised in a way that they can conceal their difficulties better. One disorder with a high prevalence of this issue is Autism, which is a pervasive developmental disability (PDD) characterised by “impairments in social and communicative abilities, along with the presence of ritualistic and/or repetitive behaviours” [1]. The disorder is