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The New York Times News source @nytimes.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 4w

#Healthcare #DiagnosisCrisis #PatientAdvocacy

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Opinion | They Feel Bugs Inside Them. Doctors Don't Know What They Are Either.
Ms. Sifferlin is an Opinion health and science editor and the author of the forthcoming book "The Elusive Body: Patients, Doctors, and the Diagnosis Crisis," from which this essay is adapted.
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Forbes News source @forbes.com · Jersey City, New Jersey 🇯🇪· Feb 17

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Autism In Women May Be As Common As In Men, Study Finds.
For years, we've repeated a statistic with confidence: autism is four time more common in boys than in girls. It turns out that may not be true.
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New York Post News source @nypost.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Feb 8

#AutismAwareness #GenderDifferences #DiagnosisDisparities

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Autism likely affects girls just as much as boys: 'May no longer be...
Cases of autism are on the rise, with diagnoses in the US jumping 175% between 2011 and 2022. But while this condition has historically been thought to affect men and boys more often, new research shows otherwise.