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- Louis University researchers published a JAMA Network Open study that found female autism diagnoses rose after 2020.
- From 171,134 records 2016-2024, they saw female diagnoses grow about 19 % per year, from 284 to 513 cases, while male rates stayed stable or fell.
- They linked the rise to expanded telehealth and awareness of autism in girls and women.
- The study used first-diagnosis billing codes in a White system, limiting U.S. generalizability.
