How are Men and Women with Autism Different?

For every one woman with Autism, there are four men with Autism. Autism can manifest itself differently in women and men.

Autistic women are generally able to “hide” or mask their symptoms better than men because women are often more socially adaptive. For instance, a woman can often maintain better eye contact, be more involved in conversations and have better self-care because they observe and learn to pick up habits that will mask the symptoms of ASD. Scientists call this camouflaging; women camouflage three to four times more than men do. This means it can be harder to diagnose a woman with Autism (OAR, 2018).