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10 myths about autism – from MMR to the ‘spectrum’

5 April 2024

Prof Dame Uta Frith (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) explains how boys are more likely to be diagnosed with autism. She said: “Statistically, it used to be that we thought autism affected four males to every female, but we now estimate that it’s more likely to be three to one”.

Read: The Telegraph (£)