| Literature DB >> 29204929 |
Allison B Ratto1,2, Lauren Kenworthy3, Benjamin E Yerys4,5, Julia Bascom6, Andrea Trubanova Wieckowski7, Susan W White7, Gregory L Wallace8, Cara Pugliese3, Robert T Schultz4,9, Thomas H Ollendick7, Angela Scarpa7, Sydney Seese3, Kelly Register-Brown10, Alex Martin11, Laura Gutermuth Anthony3,12.
Abstract
There is growing evidence of a camouflaging effect among females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly among those without intellectual disability, which may affect performance on gold-standard diagnostic measures. This study utilized an age- and IQ-matched sample of school-aged youth (n = 228) diagnosed with ASD to assess sex differences on the ADOS and ADI-R, parent-reported autistic traits, and adaptive skills. Although females and males were rated similarly on gold-standard diagnostic measures overall, females with higher IQs were less likely to meet criteria on the ADI-R. Females were also found to be significantly more impaired on parent reported autistic traits and adaptive skills. Overall, the findings suggest that some autistic females may be missed by current diagnostic procedures.Entities:
Keywords: Adaptive skills; Autism spectrum disorder; Diagnosis; Sex differences
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29204929 PMCID： PMC5925757 DOI： 10.1007/s10803-017-3413-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Autism Dev Disord ISSN： 0162-3257