
Casey Burrows, PhD, LP
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Casey Burrows, PhD, LP
@CaseyBurrowsPhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UMN studying sex differences in autism spectrum disorder. Knits at conferences. Views are my own. (she/her)






"Using the ADOS as a confirmatory diagnostic measure resulted in the exclusion of autistic females at a rate over 2.5 times higher than that of autistic males... Reliance on community diagnosis rather than confirmatory diagnostic assessments resulted in more equal sex ratios."



McKenzie Saman wasn't diagnosed with autism until she was eight years old. Experts at @UMN_MIDB are working to close this care gap for girls by learning how to better assess symptoms so every child gets the support they need. Read her story. bit.ly/3QbHSBj











What happens if you take the autism diagnosis away and instead group by symptoms/features? @CaseyBurrowsPhD from the @UMNresearch and @autismbabybrain (IBIS Network) explains how it affects sex bias in diagnosis. hubs.li/Q01f64GM0





Faculty with the Medical School are laying the framework for more diversity, equity and inclusion opportunities in medicine and science, thanks to a new study. ➡️ ow.ly/yt4U50GO2JI

