Abstract

FREIRE, Milson Gomes  and  CARDOSO, Heloísa dos Santos Peres. Diagnosis of autism in girls: Systematic review. Rev. psicopedag. [online]. 2022, vol.39, n.120, pp. 435-444. ISSN 0103-8486.  http://dx.doi.org/10.51207/2179-4057.20220033.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, with different etiologies, present in both genders. The objective of this study was to understand the diagnosis of ASD in girls through a systematic review. The descriptors used: ASD in females; autism in girls; diagnosis of autism in girls; diagnosis of autism and diagnosis of ASD, in the SciELO, Google Academic, and LILACS databases on the last 10 years (2012-2021). The results showed that of the 20 studies analyzed, 50% confirmed the underdiagnosis in feminine gender and 40% of these studies mentioned late diagnosis. In relation to the symptoms by gender, 45% of the boys have repetitive and stereotyped behaviors, 25% of the girls have socio-communicative difficulties. The most used instruments in the assessment of ASD are: ADOS, ADIR, M-CHAT. The results showed that the signs of ASD in girls are many times camouflaged, it is going unnoticed, contributing to underdiagnosis or late diagnosis.

Keywords : Autism; Diagnosis; Girls; ASD.

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