ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2025
Sex differences in psychiatric diagnoses preceding autism diagnosis and their stability post autism diagnosis.
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- [Autism spectrum disorders-Transition from adolescence into adulthood].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Review
- Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2026Article
- Ertugliflozin improves animal behaviours associated with oxidative stress and inflammation in a BTBRBrain communications · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundAutistic individuals often receive psychiatric diagnoses prior to their autism diagnosis. It remains unclear to what extent autistic females and males differ in their likelihood of receiving psychiatric diagnoses prior to their autism diagnosis and continue seeking care for them after an autism diagnosis.
methodsIn a nationwide cohort of all individuals born in Sweden 1990-2015 with a clinical autism diagnosis (N = 72,331, n
resultsIn total 54.2% of autistic females and 40.9% of autistic males received at least one preceding psychiatric diagnosis (most common: ADHD, anxiety, depression). Autistic females showed higher odds than males for most preceding psychiatric diagnoses (OR
conclusionsAutistic females are more likely to be diagnosed with psychiatric conditions prior to an autism diagnosis and receive care for them post autism diagnosis. Our findings emphasize the variability of clinical presentation and importance of disentangling persistent support needs from overlapping diagnostic presentations, particularly in autistic females, to provide appropriate and timely care.
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