Sex and discipline differences in empathising, systemising and autistic symptomatology: Evidence from a student population

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 949-957

  Carroll, Julia M ^a,b   Chiew, Kin Yung ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central coherence; Empathising; Extreme male brain; Gender; Systemising; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MECHANICAL REASONING TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SKILLS INVENTORY; STUDENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIZING QUOTIENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANITIES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCIENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 33748952304     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0127-9     Document Type: Article

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