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A cross-cultural comparison of autistic traits in the UK, India and Malaysia.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Nov 2013
Freeth Megan, Sheppard Elizabeth, Ramachandran Rajani, Milne Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
The disorder of autism is widely recognised throughout the world. However, the diagnostic criteria and theories of autism are based on research predominantly conducted in Western cultures. Here we compare the expression of autistic traits in a sample of neurotypical individuals from one Western culture (UK) and two Eastern cultures (India and Malaysia), using the Autism-spectrum Quotient (AQ) in order to identify...
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