A comparison of the presentations of males and females with autism spectrum disorder and those narrowly below the diagnostic threshold.

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Lay abstract

Most research about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in females has looked at autistic features in people who have already received diagnoses. Because our understanding of ASD has been shaped by the difficulties of males, females may experience different difficulties and may not meet the criteria for diagnosis because of a skewed concept of ASD. We extracted detailed information from the assessment reports of 222 children who were either diagnosed with ASD (156 children) or not diagnosed despite many ASD traits (78 children). Females were less likely to have restricted interests, especially females who did not receive an ASD diagnosis. Females who did not receive an ASD diagnosis tended to show more ability in social and emotional reciprocity than what would qualify them

SUBMITTER: Tsirgiotis JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10981200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature