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Sex differences in parent-reported executive functioning and adaptive behavior in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder.
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research - 1 Oct 2017
White Emily I, Wallace Gregory L, Bascom Julia, Armour Anna C, Register-Brown Kelly, Popal Haroon S, Ratto Allison B, Martin Alex, Kenworthy Lauren
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This study is the largest to date examining executive function and adaptive skills in females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Its primary aim was to utilize parent ratings of real-world executive functioning and adaptive behavior to better understand whether females with ASD differ from males with ASD in these areas of everyday functioning. We compared 79 females with ASD to 158 males with ASD (ages 7-18)...
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