Sex Differences in Autism: Examining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors in Children and Adolescents Enrolled in a National ASD Cohort. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Discernment of possible sex-based variations in presentations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms is limited by smaller female samples with ASD and confounds with ASD ascertainment. A large national cohort of individuals with autism, SPARK, allowed parent report data to be leveraged to examine whether intrinsic child characteristics and extrinsic factors differentially impact males and females with ASD. Small but consistent sex differences in individuals with ASD emerged related to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, with different markers for males and females. Language concerns in males may make discernment of ASD more straightforward, while early motor concerns in females may hamper diagnosis as such delays are not identified within traditional ASD diagnostic criteria.

publication date

  • December 2, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC9181723

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85120462973

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/13854046.2021.1942554

PubMed ID

  • 34859339

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 53

issue

  • 4