Female Autism Phenotypes Investigated at Different Levels of Language and Developmental Abilities

This study investigated the differences in clinical symptoms between females and males with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across three verbal ability groups (nonverbal, phrase and fluent speech), based on which Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule module was administered to 5723 individuals in fo...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2015-11, Vol.45 (11), p.3537-3549
Main Authors: Howe, Yamini J., O’Rourke, Julia A., Yatchmink, Yvette, Viscidi, Emma W., Jones, Richard N., Morrow, Eric M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability Grouping
Adaptation, Psychological
Autism
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic children
Behavior
Behavior Patterns
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Biology
Care and treatment
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child and School Psychology
Children & youth
Cognition
Cognitive Ability
Communication
Communication Skills
Consortia
Cytology
Daily Living Skills
Datasets
Departments
Development and progression
Developmental disabilities
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Tests
Emotional distress
Emotional regulation
Epidemiology
Family (Sociological Unit)
Female
Females
Flexible Scheduling
Fluency
Gender Differences
Genetics
Hospitals
Humans
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Intelligence
Intelligence Quotient
Interpersonal Competence
Language
Language Fluency
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Males
Molecular Biology
Neurosciences
Nonverbal Communication
Observation
Original Paper
Patient outcomes
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Phenotype
Phenotypes
Population
Population studies
Psychological distress
Psychological Patterns
Psychology
Public Health
Risk factors
Sex Characteristics
Social Skills
Speech
Speeches
Studies
Verbal Ability
Verbal Behavior
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Summary:This study investigated the differences in clinical symptoms between females and males with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across three verbal ability groups (nonverbal, phrase and fluent speech), based on which Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule module was administered to 5723 individuals in four research datasets. In the Simons Simplex Collection and Autism Treatment Network, females with ASD and phrase or fluent speech had lower cognitive, adaptive, and social abilities than males. In the Autism Genetics Resource Exchange and the Autism Consortium, females with phrase or fluent speech had similar or better adaptive and social abilities than males. Females who were nonverbal had similar cognitive, adaptive, and social abilities as males. Population-based longitudinal studies of verbally fluent females with ASD are needed.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-015-2501-y