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Sex-Related Cognitive Profile in Autism Spectrum Disorders Diagnosed Late in Life: Implications for the Female Autistic Phenotype.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Jan 2016
Lehnhardt Fritz-Georg, Falter Christine Michaela, Gawronski Astrid, Pfeiffer Kathleen, Tepest Ralf, Franklin Jeremy, Vogeley Kai
Abstract excerpt
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...
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