Self-Reported Empathy in Adult Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders - A Systematic Mini Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is limited research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in females. Although the empathy construct has been examined thoroughly in autism, little attention has been paid to empathy in adult women with this condition or to gender differences within the disorder.

Objective

Self-reported empathy in adult women with ASD was examined and compared to that of typically developed men and women as well as to men with this condition.

Methods

Online databases were searched for articles investigating self-reported empathy among adult women with ASD. Only six studies comparing women to men were identified.

Results

All studies found women with an ASD to report lower levels of empathy than typically developed women, and typically developed men, but similar l

SUBMITTER: Kok FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4801394 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature