ASD in Females: Are We Overstating the Gender Difference in Diagnosis?

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-84

  Kreiser, Nicole L ^a   White, Susan W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Females; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPY;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84897580271     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-013-0148-9     Document Type: Article

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