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Library Categories > Genetics > 'Underdiagnosed' Girls With Autism Struggle to Fit In

 
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'Underdiagnosed' Girls With Autism Struggle to Fit In 		   
Summary Statement:

At first glance, 8-year-old Kaede Sakai is a typical first grader. She's a smart student, and most of the time she is kind and cordial in class. But recess is an exercise in frustration for her because no matter how hard she tries to fit in, she just doesn't click with the other kids.
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It's heartbreaking to see, especially for her mom.

"[She's] been very sad lately, because a lot of the kids have their play as a set group," said her mother, Kristi Sakai.

There's something about how Kaede approaches play that turns off a lot of kids. "She's inflexible and has difficulty engaging properly with other peers," said her mom. "She needs them to do things her way, period. And kids aren't able to do that." And while Kaede might appear like nothing more than a little girl having a bad day, it takes someone who has seen a lot of autistic children to recognize that Kaede has autism.
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girls
Submission Date:

03/26/2008by: shannonj
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