A Data-Driven Approach in an Unbiased Sample Reveals Equivalent Sex Ratio of Autism Spectrum Disorder–Associated Impairment in Early Childhood
Males have historically been diagnosed with autism more frequently than females, with an approximately 4:1 ratio. This is the first evidence that, when using an unbiased data-driven method that accounts for potential sex-biases in measurement, the male to female sex ratio of may be more evenly distributed.