Autism, Gender Differences, and Monotropism

For decades, autism was thought to be predominantly associated with being male, more than female (Asperger, 1943; Duvekot et al., 2017; Wing, 1981a, 1981b). However, our awareness of autism and its impact upon gender is changing. Not only do we recognize women and other genders (non-binary, trans) are just as likely to be Autistic as men, but we also understand that autism, which is a spectrum, impacts the gender spectrum in various ways too (Boorse et al., 2019).