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No Sex Differences in Cognitive Ability in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Auteurs: Susanne W. Duvall, Lark Huang-Storms, Alison Presmanes Hill, Julianne Myers, Eric Fombonne

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2020

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Abstract

Inconsistent findings regarding sex differences in cognition have been found in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study evaluated sex differences in cognitive-developmental functioning in a large clinical sample of young children diagnosed with ASD. The sample included children 18–68 months of age who received the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) through Autism Treatment Network (ATN) sites from 2007 to 2013 (N = 1587, 16.7% female). In this large clinically referred sample of young children with ASD in the United States, no significant differences were found between the sexes for the MSEL Early Learning Composite (ELC) standard score, domain T Scores or age equivalents. These findings persisted when examining different age ranges, cognitive levels and domain profiles.
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Metagegevens
Titel
No Sex Differences in Cognitive Ability in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Auteurs
Susanne W. Duvall
Lark Huang-Storms
Alison Presmanes Hill
Julianne Myers
Eric Fombonne
Publicatiedatum
27-02-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03933-1