511- AuDHD Guidance: Why Autism Is So Difficult to Diagnose in Women and Girls with ADHD
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Karen Saporito, Ph.D., explains the ways in which ADHD and autism overlap and how they can present differently in children and adults, and across genders — including why autism is so easily missed and misdiagnosed, especially in girls and women, and the consequences of that.
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Sign Up: The Clinicians’ Guide to Differential Diagnosis of ADHD Self-Test Video: What Does Autism Look Like in Adults? Read: Signs of Autism in Women with ADHD Read: An Open Conversation with Temple Grandin, Autism Advocate Access the video and slides for podcast episode #511 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/audhd-adhd-autism-women-girls/
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