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Female protective effect: Researchers find clues to sex differences in autism

April 16, 2021 by

Researchers have found that autism may develop in different regions of the brain in girls than boys and that girls with autism have a larger number of genetic mutations than boys, suggesting that they require a larger 'genetic hit' to develop the disorder.

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