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[foundunicorn]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/04/health/mental-health/autism-sex-differences/index.htmlRead more... )

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[basepair]

I've heard the "true" ratio of females: males with ASDs is 2.5:4, and that women are often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed because autism is considered a "male" disorder.

I'd be inclined to believe women with ASDs are more likely to suffer domestic violence for the same reason children with ASDs are more likely to be bullied - predators pick out people they perceive to be vulnerable as targets.

Edit: "There's increasing concern about peers bullying children with ASD at school and in the community. Some evidence suggests that girls with ASD are bullied less often than boys. They appear to "blend in" more readily with their peer group and are less often the victim of bullying by other girls."

[citation needed]

[kisekileia]

My thoughts exactly.

[farraige]

I'd suspect a strong socioeconomic bias to data about domestic abuse. Is a potentially violent working class oik likely to go for an off-the-wall girlfriend? If he is, he might beat her up, then again, he'd probably beat up any woman who failed to please him. There are studies which show a strong correlation between gender-typical behaviour and low socioeconomic index; the index dwindles as you climb up the SE scale. Hypothesising on the grounds of this I'd suggest that an autistic girlfriend wouldn't be an oik's immediate choice. A middle-class male, on the other hand, doesn't have such a strong preference for overarchingly feminine behaviour in a female and is more likely to be accommodating to a number of idiosyncratic behaviours in others; he is also less likely to display physical violence.

Sorry it's a bit verbose.

[spikeyannie]

....what? That makes no fucking sense...you're saying domestic abuse is a CLASS issue?! Srsly?

[farraige]

Yes, it is what I'm saying. I hope you're planning to apologise for that swearing.

[arathian]

.................. Great we got someone being doubly a moron here. Good job. Oh wait I meant to say "fucking moron".

[infinitygoddess]

This. I've been abused and bullied because I've been seen as "easy pickin's".

[kisekileia]

Agreed.

[squidger]

Abuse isn't about what the victim did. Men don't abuse women because they fail to read body language. They do it because they're abusive.

Exactly what I was going to comment on.

[foundunicorn]

Just a note. I’m not any way condoning violence.

[lordalfredhenry]

Just a couple notes. 1) great topic. so I'll address it. 2) let's address this topic without getting personal