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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 1/2016

30-08-2015 | Original Paper

Sex-Related Cognitive Profile in Autism Spectrum Disorders Diagnosed Late in Life: Implications for the Female Autistic Phenotype

Auteurs: Fritz-Georg Lehnhardt, Christine Michaela Falter, Astrid Gawronski, Kathleen Pfeiffer, Ralf Tepest, Jeremy Franklin, Kai Vogeley

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 1/2016

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Abstract

Females with high-functioning ASD are known to camouflage their autistic symptoms better than their male counterparts, making them prone to being under-ascertained and delayed in diagnostic assessment. Thus far the underlying cognitive processes that enable such successful socio-communicative adaptation are not well understood. The current results show sex-related differences in the cognitive profile of ASD individuals, which were diagnosed late in life exclusively. Higher verbal abilities were found in males (n = 69) as opposed to higher processing speed and better executive functions in females with ASD (n = 38). Since both sexes remained unidentified during childhood and adolescence, these results are suggestive for sex-distinctive cognitive strategies as an alternative to typically-developed reciprocal social behavior and social mimicry in high functioning ASD.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Sex-Related Cognitive Profile in Autism Spectrum Disorders Diagnosed Late in Life: Implications for the Female Autistic Phenotype
Auteurs
Fritz-Georg Lehnhardt
Christine Michaela Falter
Astrid Gawronski
Kathleen Pfeiffer
Ralf Tepest
Jeremy Franklin
Kai Vogeley
Publicatiedatum
30-08-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2558-7

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