{"id":45241,"date":"2025-07-07T05:57:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45241\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T05:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:57:22","slug":"the-most-common-autism-signs-in-girls-according-to-autism-assessor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45241\/","title":{"rendered":"The ‘Most Common’ Autism Signs In Girls, According To Autism Assessor"},"content":{"rendered":"

An autism<\/a> assessor has opened up about some of the \u201cmost common\u201d signs of autism he sees in girls. <\/p>\n

Conor Mc Donagh<\/a>, who runs Caerus Therapies<\/a>, shared a TikTok video<\/a> in which he noted that autistic girls are usually \u201cvery good at masking\u201d so it\u2019s \u201cnot always obvious\u201d that they have it.<\/p>\n

But there are certain signs that seem to crop up more frequently, in his experience, when a girl has autism. <\/p>\n

What are the signs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Being rule-bound and struggling with change<\/strong><\/p>\n

While girls with autism \u201coften like to fit in and don\u2019t make a big fuss\u201d, Mc Donagh noted that they might struggle when routines change, or \u201cget very upset when other children don\u2019t play in the way that they\u2019d like to do\u201d. <\/p>\n

2. Having difficulties with processing sensory information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some autistic children can be very sensitive to noise, textures and even temperature \u2013 all known as sensory information. <\/p>\n

Mc Donagh explained there are \u201cmany ways that we see this\u201d in girls, but shared a few examples such as: not tolerating loud and sudden sounds, and struggling to focus and concentrate in a busy environment (like a classroom).<\/p>\n

He added \u201cthey may be very fussy in particular about the types of clothes that they wear because of how they feel, or they may be poorly coordinated and quite resistant to engaging in sports\u201d.<\/p>\n

3. Intense interests<\/strong><\/p>\n

Autistic people can have intense interests that they like to spend a lot of time doing or thinking about, according to the National Autistic Society.<\/a> Boys, for example, might gravitate towards dinosaurs<\/a>, vehicles or a specific video game.<\/p>\n

Mc Donagh said girls on the spectrum often choose interests that are a bit more \u201csocially acceptable\u201d such as Barbie or certain TV shows, and as they get older, it might become clothing and makeup. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut you will recognise that they have an intense interest in these subjects, so they want to talk about it all the time, they want to read about it and explore it at every opportunity,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

Other signs of autism in girls<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Mikki Lee Elembaby<\/a>, a Manhattan-based psychologist from Clarity Therapy NYC<\/a> who specialises in autism assessment and diagnosis, previously told HuffPost UK<\/a> the signs we associate with autism tend to be more common among men and, as a result, many autistic women end up getting a diagnosis later in life.<\/a><\/p>\n

The autism assessor and psychologist shared three signs of autism in girls that sometimes go under the radar. These include:<\/p>\n