Unmasking the Experience of Girls on the Spectrum with Dr. Elisabeth Rice

Podcast: Playful Beginnings · Maggie Parker and Kristie Opiola

Opublikowano: 2026-04-20

In this episode of Playful Beginnings, Dr. Maggie Parker and Dr. Kristie Opiola sit down with Dr. Elisabeth Rice, an Associate Professor at George Washington University and co-host of the On Her Side podcast. The conversation explores the nuanced and often overlooked presentation of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in girls. Dr. Rice discusses how traditional diagnostic criteria, largely based on male presentations, have led to a "lost generation" of women and girls who go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. The episode delves into the concept of "masking"—the exhausting social mimicking girls use to blend in—and the...