Increased Gender Variance in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1525-1533

  Strang, John F ^a   Kenworthy, Lauren ^a   Dominska, Aleksandra ^a   Sokoloff, Jennifer ^a   Kenealy, Laura E ^a   Berl, Madison ^a   Walsh, Karin ^a   Menvielle, Edgardo ^b   Slesaransky Poe, Graciela ^c   Kim, Kyung Eun ^b   Luong Tran, Caroline ^a   Meagher, Haley ^a   Wallace, Gregory L ^d  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity; Gender variance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911999188     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: 15732800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0285-3     Document Type: Article

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