| Title |
What About the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-017-3413-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Allison B. Ratto, Lauren Kenworthy, Benjamin E. Yerys, Julia Bascom, Andrea Trubanova Wieckowski, Susan W. White, Gregory L. Wallace, Cara Pugliese, Robert T. Schultz, Thomas H. Ollendick, Angela Scarpa, Sydney Seese, Kelly Register-Brown, Alex Martin, Laura Gutermuth Anthony |
| Abstract |
There is growing evidence of a camouflaging effect among females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly among those without intellectual disability, which may affect performance on gold-standard diagnostic measures. This study utilized an age- and IQ-matched sample of school-aged youth (n = 228) diagnosed with ASD to assess sex differences on the ADOS and ADI-R, parent-reported autistic traits, and adaptive skills. Although females and males were rated similarly on gold-standard diagnostic measures overall, females with higher IQs were less likely to meet criteria on the ADI-R. Females were also found to be significantly more impaired on parent reported autistic traits and adaptive skills. Overall, the findings suggest that some autistic females may be missed by current diagnostic procedures. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 21 | 23% |
| United States | 15 | 17% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3% |
| Ireland | 3 | 3% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |
| Jordan | 1 | 1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 39 | 43% |
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| Members of the public | 70 | 78% |
| Scientists | 15 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 2% |
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| Unknown | 523 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 68 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 58 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 53 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 49 | 9% |
| Researcher | 37 | 7% |
| Other | 78 | 15% |
| Unknown | 180 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 159 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 27 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 2% |
| Other | 72 | 14% |
| Unknown | 200 | 38% |
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