There has been a growing revolution in the diagnosis of people with autism to change perceptions and look more carefully at women and girls who show signs of the condition.
For years it was believed autism was a predominantly male condition, occurring very rarely in women, but more up-to-date data puts the estimate at about three men to every one woman being diagnosed.
The National Autistic Society suggests women are more likely to "mask" or be mis-diagnosed as some female traits differ from the traditional symptoms and can be missed.
