What about the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills

Autor/inn/en	Ratto, Allison B.; Kenworthy, Lauren; Yerys, Benjamin E.; Bascom, Julia; Wieckowski, Andrea Trubanova; White, Susan W.; Wallace, Gregory L.; Pugliese, Cara; Schultz, Robert T.; Ollendick, Thomas H.; Scarpa, Angela; Seese, Sydney; Register-Brown, Kelly; Martin, Alex; Anthony, Laura Gutermuth
Titel	What about the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 5, S.1698-1711 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-017-3413-9
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Comparative Analysis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Adjustment (to Environment); Severity (of Disability); Parents; Clinical Diagnosis; Disability Identification; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Autismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Eltern; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01