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Autism Spectrum Disorder in Females and Borderline Personality Disorder: The Diagnostic Challenge.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Borderline personality disorder and eating disorders are characterized by specific patterns of autistic traits, post-traumatic and catatonic symptoms.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Using Case-Based Teaching: Does Our Dysregulated Hospitalized Patient Have Borderline Personality or Autism Spectrum Disorder?Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Assessing the Impact of Neurofeedback on Cognitive Function in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2025Review
- Case Report: A complex case of an adolescent female with comorbid borderline personality disorder and autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Social camouflaging predicts eating disorder symptomatology among female patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by pervasive deficits in communication and social interaction and patterns of repetitive, restrictive interests and/or stereotyped behaviors. Female sex/gender is not represented in the current conceptualization of ASD, and there is emerging evidence of a female phenotype. The etiology of ASD and borderline personality disorder (BPD) is not fully understood. Clinical observations suggest that ASD and BPD can overlap in clinical presentation and diagnostic characteristics, especially in female ASD cases. We report two clinical cases of two adolescent girls presenting overlap symptoms between ASD and BPD, raising questions about the female ASD phenotype and the potential misdiagnosis of ASD characteristics with BPD, as well as its impact on diagnosis and management. Diagnostic differentiation is crucial for targeted therapeutic interventions (psychopharmacological and psychosocial). Further studies are needed to enlighten the clinical similarities and diagnostic overlap between ASD females and BPD.
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