http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/7.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#445 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#445 GMT find girls. (Because it's even harder to recruit enough girls for a research project than boys, few projects focus on girls.) Whenever I have the opportunity to speak with researchers, I will also stress that parents in the IAN Community want more done to help us understand and help girls with ASDs.]]> http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#449 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#449 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1404 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1404 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1405 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1405 GMT well do you have to function before you are considered to have an ASD? When does one become "eccentric" or "geeky and socially anxious" instead of "ASD"? This is an important question, because it impacts how we count and who gets help. If girls do present as better able to "fake it" (or at least as better able to sit quietly and not be noticed) the answers to these questions also impact how many girls will be considered ASD. One last note: there does appear to be a Yahoo group of some kind for girls with autism: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Autism_in_Girls/ I do not know anything about this group, but their existence points out that people seeking support regarding this issue are organizing themselves on the web. I do know from speaking with parents of girls with ASD that it can be very difficult to be in the minority even within the ASD community. ]]> http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1411 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1411 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1453 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1453 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1454 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1454 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1549 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1549 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1552 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1552 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1580 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1580 GMT http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1581 http://kki.qorvis.com/forum/posts/list/99.page#1581 GMT