Ask the Doctor - 008 : Is autism more prevalent in boys because of testosterone?

Andrea Libutti, MD

Ask the Doctor: Anything Autism Doctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism • Is autism more prevalent in boys because of testosterone? • Testosterone. What do you think of when you hear the word testosterone? Male. Strong. He Man - Right? Well yes, but there is so much more to testosterone than big muscles and a deep voice. There are several studies that link higher levels of testosterone to autism. Simon Baron-Cohen, the director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University in the U.K. has facilitated several of these studies... If you liked this short audio, you can get the whole article at: https://www.andrealibutti.com/2018/10/13/is-autism-more-prevalent-in-boys-because-of-testosterone/?utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=description-blog Download the first chapter of my book “Awakened by Autism” for FREE: www.andrealibutti.com/?utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=description-chapter My name is Andrea Libutti and I’m a doctor, author and mother of a brilliant son, who at the age of 2 was diagnosed with severe autism.