An intriguing finding is that perhaps higher-functioning girls with ASD are missed by clinicians who are not experts in diagnosis.

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There is some evidence that among this subgroup, girls have better social skills than higher-functioning boys with ASD and so are not diagnosed as readily.

CNN: How girls and boys differ when it comes to autism

Conversely, the sex ratio has sometimes been reported to be even greater than 5-to-1 among so-called "higher-functioning" individuals with ASD, though not all studies agree on this point.

CNN: How girls and boys differ when it comes to autism

Over the long term, higher productivity growth and better-functioning labour markets are vital if economies in southern Europe are to regain the competitive ground they lost in the first decade of monetary union, when their unit labour costs soared relative to those in northern countries like Germany.

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The school provides specialist education for seven to 19-year-olds with Asperger's, higher functioning autism and associated disorders.

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Of 140 seniors living independently, researchers found that the regular and occasional gamers scored significantly higher than nonplayers in terms of well-being, positive affect, social functioning and even (self-reported) health.

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