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

Ratto, AB; Kenworthy, L; Yerys, BE; Bascom, J; Wieckowski, AT; White, SW; Wallace, GL; Pugliese, C; Schultz, RT; Ollendick, TH; Scarpa, A; Seese, S; Register-Brown, K; Martin, A; Anthony, LG

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

Ratto, AB Kenworthy, L Yerys, BE Bascom, J Wieckowski, AT White, SW Wallace, GL Pugliese, C Schultz, RT Ollendick, TH Scarpa, A Seese, S Register-Brown, K Martin, A Anthony, LG

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Autism Dev Disord, 2018, 48, (5), pp. 1698-1711
Issue Date:: 2018-05

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dc.contributor.author	Ratto, AB
dc.contributor.author	Kenworthy, L
dc.contributor.author	Yerys, BE
dc.contributor.author	Bascom, J
dc.contributor.author	Wieckowski, AT
dc.contributor.author	White, SW
dc.contributor.author	Wallace, GL
dc.contributor.author	Pugliese, C
dc.contributor.author	Schultz, RT
dc.contributor.author	Ollendick, TH
dc.contributor.author	Scarpa, A
dc.contributor.author	Seese, S
dc.contributor.author	Register-Brown, K
dc.contributor.author	Martin, A
dc.contributor.author	Anthony, LG
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-10T23:57:02Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-10T23:57:02Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05
dc.identifier.citation	J Autism Dev Disord, 2018, 48, (5), pp. 1698-1711
dc.identifier.issn	0162-3257
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3432
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161637
dc.description.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.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	J Autism Dev Disord
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10803-017-3413-9
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dc.subject	13 Education, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subject.mesh	Case-Control Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Intellectual Disability
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Characteristics
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Case-Control Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Adaptation, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Characteristics
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Intellectual Disability
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.title	What About the Girls? Sex-Based Differences in Autistic Traits and Adaptive Skills.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	48
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	13 Education
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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dc.date.updated	2022-09-10T23:57:00Z
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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.

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