Georgia Lockwood-Estrin is a Sir Henry Wellcome postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck College, University of London in the United Kingdom.
Georgia Lockwood-Estrin
Postdoctoral researcher
Birkbeck College, University of London
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Autism in girls: Jumping hurdles on the path to diagnosis
The barriers to an autism diagnosis are especially challenging for women and girls. A big part of the problem is still the perception of autism as a ‘male’ condition.
Autism in girls: Jumping hurdles on the path to diagnosis
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3 February 2021 | 5 min read
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