More than one in 100 people in the UK are on the autism spectrum
It is a spectrum condition which means there are varying degrees to how it can affect someone's life. More than one in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, according to the most recent figures from the National Autistic Society .
The NAS said women and girls may receive a late diagnosis, or be misdiagnosed with a different condition altogether, due to stereotyped ideas about what autism "looks like". Guidance on the charity's website reads: "They might seem to have fewer social difficulties than autistic men and boys, but this could be because they are more likely to 'mask' their autistic traits.
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