There’s a growing consensus that this number is way, way off, considering just how good women tend to be at masking compared to men.
I’ve met many women with the same story that didn’t even know they were autistic until they heard someone explain “masking” behavior as an autistic coping mechanism, and they said: “wait, isn’t that what everybody does?” They then go to a doctor to help them understand, etc.
Lots of actresses have it, some of them are public about it.
I’m surprised to see that 80% number cited without bold caveats mentioning the limitations.
Historically most clinical studies up until around the 2000’s were done with a large percentage of participants being white men, often times there were NO WOMEN in the study.
A lot of rework is being done, which is great to see, but that’s going to take a long time before we have a true understanding of the variations between sexes caused by nature and/or nurture.