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The incidence of autism is similar in boys and girls, although boys are diagnosed earlier (english.elpais.com)
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Original paper: Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I would think it would be less severe.

Girls still have Fragile X, just the way it affects them is far less severe than boys, as in there's no obvious external effects from what I recall. It specifically affects math and spatial skills.

(But it's been a while since I read about it).