The development of autistic social traits across childhood and adolescence in males and females

ConclusionsThere are gender ‐specific trajectories of autistic social impairment, with females more likely than males to experience an escalation of ASTs during early‐ and midadolescence. It remains to be discovered whether the observed female adolescent increase in ASTs represents the genuine late onset of social difficul ties or earlier, subtle, pre‐existing difficulties becoming more obvious.

Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - October 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: William Mandy, Liz Pellicano, Beate St Pourcain, David Skuse, Jon Heron Tags: Original Article Source Type: research