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Parent-Endorsed Sex Differences in Toddlers with and Without ASD: Utilizing the M-CHAT.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Jan 2017
Øien Roald A, Hart Logan, Schjølberg Synnve, Wall Carla A, Kim Elizabeth S, Nordahl-Hansen Anders, Eisemann Martin R, Chawarska Katarzyna, Volkmar Fred R, Shic Frederick
Abstract excerpt
Sex differences in typical development can provide context for understanding ASD. Baron-Cohen (Trends Cogn Sci 6(6):248-254, 2002) suggested ASD could be considered an extreme expression of normal male, compared to female, phenotypic profiles. In this paper, sex-specific M-CHAT scores from N = 53,728 18-month-old toddlers, including n = 185 (32 females) with ASD, were examined. Results suggest a nuanced view of...
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