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What About the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 48(5), pp 1698-1711
01 May 2018
PMCID: PMC5925757
PMID: 29204929
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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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- Title
- What About the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills
- Creators
- Allison B. Ratto - Center for Autism and Related DisordersLauren Kenworthy - Center for Autism and Related DisordersBenjamin E. Yerys - University of PennsylvaniaJulia Bascom - Autistic Self Advocacy NetworkAndrea Trubanova Wieckowski - Virginia TechSusan W. White - Center for Autism and Related DisordersGregory L. Wallace - George Washington UniversityCara Pugliese - Center for Autism and Related DisordersRobert T. Schultz - University of PennsylvaniaThomas H. Ollendick - Virginia TechAngela Scarpa - Center for Autism and Related DisordersSydney Seese - Center for Autism and Related DisordersKelly Register-Brown - University of Maryland, BaltimoreAlex Martin - National Institute of Mental HealthLaura Gutermuth Anthony - Children's National
- Publication Details
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 48(5), pp 1698-1711
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Grant note
- Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006821) Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research R03HD081070 / National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Pfizer (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004319) IDDRC P30 HD040677 / Children’s National Health Institute Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000867) The Philadelphia Foundation Pennsylvania State Department of Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000429476300023
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85036572230
- Other Identifier
- 991021862262304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Developmental