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| Title |
There Are Indeed More Left-Handers Within the Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared with in the General Population, but the Many Mixed-Handers Is the More Interesting Finding
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| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-018-3553-6 |
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| Authors |
Anne Langseth Rysstad, Arve Vorland Pedersen |
| Abstract |
Letter to the editor in response to Howard Kushner's claims that our data on non-right-handedness within the autism spectrum disorder were organized, by sleight of hand, so they would give a significant result that would support our desired conclusion. Here, we have re-categorized our data, and present evidence that there are indeed more left-handers within the ASD. Furthermore, we refute claims that we have misinterpreted our results in order to conclude about a causal link between left-handedness and ASD, and highlight our original suggestion that mixed-handedness, more specifically unclear handedness, is the bigger problem, and that our findings of a total 60% non-right-handedness was the more interesting finding. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 20 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 35% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Iceland | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 95% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 20 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 15% |
| Researcher | 3 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 10% |
| Professor | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 15% |
| Unknown | 4 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 5 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 8 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 September 2023.
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#1,941,507
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#794
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#40,568
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#19
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