Girls with Autistic Traits May Bloom Later Than their Peers - featured July 26, 2011
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Australian researchers predict that girls with autistic-like traits will likely experience their first menstrual periods later than other girls. New query.
Parents of a girl have the special privilege of preparing her for that day when she will mature into womanhood. There is no appointed date or time, but mothers usually assume their daughters will have experiences similar to themselves.
Researchers from Australia will publish results of a new study in the August 2011 issue of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders that may help a subset of parents understand more about their daughter's reproductive timing. Whitehouse, Maybery, Hickey, and Sloboda took a look at the attained ages of girls with autistic-like traits and their menarches (date of first menstrual periods).
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Australian researchers predict that girls with autistic-like traits will likely experience their first menstrual periods later than other girls. New query.
Parents of a girl have the special privilege of preparing her for that day when she will mature into womanhood. There is no appointed date or time, but mothers usually assume their daughters will have experiences similar to themselves.
Researchers from Australia will publish results of a new study in the August 2011 issue of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders that may help a subset of parents understand more about their daughter's reproductive timing. Whitehouse, Maybery, Hickey, and Sloboda took a look at the attained ages of girls with autistic-like traits and their menarches (date of first menstrual periods).
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