Other research, however, has shown that girls who exhibit core “autism deficits similar or indeed identical to those seen in boys” may not be diagnosed as on the Autism spectrum because they exhibit different behavioral patterns.
The whole autism behavioural phenotype may — unwittingly — have become copied from typical male cases.
Girls in this position are most likely diagnosed with an obsessive-compulsive, conduct, learning, or any other of a number of disorders.
