New Autism Research Outlines Gender Differences in Social Interactions

By Christina Samuels on May 15, 2015 4:49 PM

Boys and girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder  demonstrate their difficulties in  communicating  in different ways. New research presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research recently held in Salt Lake City found that in general education classrooms, girls remain more connected to peers when they are in classroom of 21 students or more.  Boys, however, tend to have better social connections in classrooms with 20 or fewer students.

While much of Autism research is male oriented, this study focused on both boys and girls .

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