Autism in Women

This article from Healthline is a basic introduction.  It talks about the camouflaging that many women with autism do, that keeps them from being diagnosed.  The symptoms of the inability to look at people and resistance to touching are well-known, but not responding to one's name is, I think, not as understood.  They suggest physical, occupational, and talk therapies.  Why would physical therapy be helpful?

The Autistic Women and Non-Binary Network (AWN) has lots of articles, many written by women with autism. They focus on not only gender, but cultural expression.

Spectrum News has some posts specifically on autism in Women.  This article on friendships points out that women with autism have difficulty responding to social conflict and dealing with social anxiety.  They suggest that interventions could be developed (implying that they do not already exist).  They interviewed women and found that compared to neurotypical women, the women with autism were more likely to have a few intense friendships, compared to a large network of friends.  I thought those were two well-known ways of being, more related to being an introvert or extrovert.  They discuss romantic relationships as well, as being a relief for women with autism for two reasons; their partner becomes their friend, and the partner comes with a network of friends that they can interact with.

This article on women with autism on the same site talks about sensory sensitivity.