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[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I'm making this claim from an American standpoint: A famous example is that fewer girls and women are diagnosed with autism, and those that have been are either profoundly autistic or have had to educate their doctors. Girls are usually socialized differently than boys, so some of the criteria for autism just aren't a good fit

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

that’s a clinical bias, the person above was asking about a research bias.

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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/biomedical-research-sex-male-female-animal-human-studies

as of 2019:

Behavioral research was the most inclusive, with both sexes in 81 percent of studies.

[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I want to know where you think clinical criteria come from

Edit: your article describes a study that found research to be dominated by male biology when it was published 2011. This article found a nine year average delay in updating clinical guidelines. People who were in university to be a doctor within the last ten years are likely still operating on older research, unless they have taken the time to stay up to date.

I have a year left on my BS in Biology. There is so much new research coming out that I read, that I know my classmates don't have the time for. So what we are taught from textbooks is what they learn, and this is a large part of where they get their biases from

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

clinical bias is not necessarily from the criteria. often the clinician is the one introducing the bias all on their own.

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