How to Recognize the Missing Signs of Autism in Girls
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How to Recognize the Missing Signs of Autism in Girls

As the parent of an autistic child, there are many things that I have studied, read about, and looked into. One of those things was raising an autistic girl. And moreover, it was about learning to recognize the signs of autism in girls.   Girls on the Autism Spectrum My first encounter with an autistic girl was not with my own daughter. It was with my neighbor’s daughter, who at the time lived next door to us. They had just recently moved in and were attending our yard sale. Outwardly, she looked no different from her siblings or other children that were attending with their parents. In fact, I was never really aware that there was something different about her until years later when I had my…