Generations of researchers have been convinced autism was a male problem - and didn’t look for it in women.
Now, renowned British brain scientist Gina Rippon delves into emerging science in The Lost Girls of Autism.
Gina tells Susie it's increasingly clear autism looks different in women and girls, who tend to hide autistic traits to fit in - and it is far more widespread than we thought.
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