... disorder diagnosis. Participants more commonly had a personality disorder diagnosis without autism (29.2%), autism without a personality disorder diagnosis (16.4%), or neither diagnosis (44.7%). Gender was predictive of diagnostic group, with females more commonly having a personality disorder diagnosis...

... and sexuality. Originality/value To the best of the authors' knowledge, there has been no other UK-based research published to date on the social care support needs of autistic adults without learning disabilities surrounding relationships, gender and sexuality. Claire Bates can be contacted...

... 12 2019 25 07 2020 16 11 2020 16 11 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Female Autism spectrum disorder Asperger syndrome Neurodevelopmental Pervasive developmental disorder Developmental disorder...

... 03 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only RBRIs Repetitive behaviours and restricted interests Autism spectrum disorder Autism Females Women Woman Girls Diagnosis Gender Autism spectrum disorder (ASD...

...Naureen Bhullar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare experiences of two parents of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) differing in gender, including their daily routines at school and at home, challenging behaviour, social support and future plans for their children...