Cheslack-Postava, Keely; Jordan-Young, Rebecca M. - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 11, pp. 1667-1674
One of the most consistent observations in the epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is the preponderance of male cases. A few hypotheses have been put forth which attempt to explain this divergence in terms of sex-linked biology, with limited success. Feminist epidemiologists suggest...