Gender differences in autism spectrum disorders: Divergence among specific core symptoms

Autism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 680-689

  Beggiato, Anita ^a,b   Peyre, Hugo ^a   Maruani, Anna ^a,b   Scheid, Isabelle ^a,b,e   Rastam, Maria ^c   Amsellem, Frederique ^a,b   Gillberg, Carina I ^d   Leboyer, Marion ^e,f,g   Bourgeron, Thomas ^b,h   Gillberg, Christopher ^d,i   Delorme, Richard ^a,b,e,h  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e FONDATION FONDAMENTAL   (France)

^f INSERM U955   (France)

^g ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism diagnosis interview revised; autism spectrum disorders; gender; sex

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REPLICATION STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 85018667834     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1715     Document Type: Article

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