Brief Report: Sex/Gender Differences in Symptomology and Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Schuck, Rachel K.; Flores, Ryan E.; Fung, Lawrence K.
Titel	Brief Report: Sex/Gender Differences in Symptomology and Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49 (2019) 6, S.2597-2604 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-03998-y
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Gender Differences; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Correlation; Emotional Response; Individual Characteristics; Incidence; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Korrelation; Emotionales Verhalten; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Vorkommen
Abstract	Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more prevalent in males than females. Previous research indicates females camouflage ASD symptoms more than males, potentially contributing to the difference in prevalence. This study investigated sex/gender differences in behavioral phenotypes in 17 males and 11 females with ASD, as well camouflaging in ASD, in an attempt to partially replicate findings from Lai et al. (Autism 21(6):690-702, 2017). Overall ASD symptoms were measured by the autism spectrum quotient (AQ). Mean AQ in females with ASD was higher than males with ASD, with the difference approaching statistical significance. Camouflaging was found to be more common in females with ASD, and not associated to social phobia. Furthermore, camouflaging correlated negatively with emotional expressivity in females, but not males, with ASD. These findings strengthen previous findings regarding camouflaging being more common in females and add to the literature on how camouflaging may be different in females versus males. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01