What About the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1698-1711

  Ratto, Allison B ^a,b   Kenworthy, Lauren ^a   Yerys, Benjamin E ^c,d   Bascom, Julia ^e   Wieckowski, Andrea Trubanova ^f   White, Susan W ^f   Wallace, Gregory L ^g   Pugliese, Cara ^a   Schultz, Robert T ^c,d   Ollendick, Thomas H ^f   Scarpa, Angela ^f   Seese, Sydney ^a   Register Brown, Kelly ^h   Martin, Alex ⁱ   Anthony, Laura Gutermuth ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Autistic Self Advocacy Network   (United States)

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

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive skills; Autism spectrum disorder; Diagnosis; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTURE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; STANDARDS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; PARENTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85036572230     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3413-9     Document Type: Article

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