In autism, what does protection mean?

Some autistics are offended by the word “protection” when it comes to autism, but in addition to things increasing the probability of a diagnosis, some things reduce the probability?  This week’s podcast explores the female protective effect as well as a new study from the BASIS study in the UK looking at early regulatory function as a protective factor in ASD and ADHD traits. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31347307 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31351456