can symptoms differ in girls vs. boys?? I realize this is probably a very dumb question but i'm started to worry about Hannah my 2.5 year old. Maybe i'm just being too protective..well thats not the right word but you all know what i mean! Lol. Anyway. I was just curious to see if some signs are different in boys on the spectrum vs. girls. Hannah which i've noticed from the past does hand flap. But she is verbal. Her aggression is getting worse. She doesn't sleep anymore. She stares off into another world. Picks her upper lipper alot..and i mean alot. She doesn't have any obsessions like mason does with thomas. She doesn't script. But lately she has been repeatly asking over and over again the same question. Which most of the stuff i really didn't see in mason untill he was 2.5 to 3.5. I mean really what is just normal and what is not! I thought maybe she is depressed. I don't know..she doesnt seem to be the same little girl. Oh yeah and she hates taking a bath now. I'm going to ask daycare tomorrow about her social skills. Well thanks for listening. alicia   Yes, girls are different.  They tend to be more social, more verbal, and in general more subtle in their symptoms. Questioning, especially asking stuff they already know the answer to, is a girl-autism thing.  Mine is 7 and does this constantly. But, as to what is normal and what is not ... I would not panic, but just get an appt and see if she could benefit from EI. I think girls are different too..mine is more aloof and passive and her little quirks didnt scream out at me till she was almost 3 years old and then I knew I needed her evaluated. All the things you mentioned are reason enough but the fact you already have a son on the spectrum would be cause to have her ruled out just to have some peace of mind. If she is on the spectrum you know that therapy can do wonders especially since she is so young. I wish you the best and hope for all to be fine. Keep us posted:)
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