Empathizing and systemizing in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions: Cross-cultural stability

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1823-1832

  Wakabayashi, Akio ^a,b   Baron Cohen, Simon ^b   Uchiyama, Tokio ^c,d   Yoshida, Yuko ^d   Kuroda, Miho ^d   Wheelwright, Sally ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Yokohama Psycho Developmental Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Autism spectrum conditions; Cognitive style; Empathizing; Sex differences; Systemizing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 35348991601     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0316-6     Document Type: Article

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