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The historical male-centric paradigm in autism research, as described in the passage, primarily contributed to the present diagnostic challenges for women by:
- 1Promoting the notion that severe communication deficits, predominantly observed in males, were essential for an autism diagnosis, disregarding milder female phenotypes.
- 2Attributing women's unique autistic traits to unrelated mental health conditions, preventing the development of gender-sensitive diagnostic tools.
- 3Discrediting any reports of autism in females, leading to their deliberate exclusion from early diagnostic studies and clinical trials.
- 4Categorizing male-specific interests and social difficulties as universal indicators of autism, thereby overlooking diverse female presentations.✓
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Categorizing male-specific interests and social difficulties as universal indicators of autism, thereby overlooking diverse female presentations.
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