Parent-Reported Differences between School-Aged Girls and Boys on the Autism Spectrum

Autor/inn/en	Sutherland, Rebecca; Hodge, Antoinette; Bruck, Susan; Costley, Debra; Klieve, Helen
Titel	Parent-Reported Differences between School-Aged Girls and Boys on the Autism Spectrum
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 21 (2017) 6, S.785-794 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361316668653
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Gender Differences; Parent Surveys; Children; Individual Characteristics; Communication (Thought Transfer); Interpersonal Relationship; Child Behavior; Behavior Problems; Foreign Countries; Statistical Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Child; Kind; Kinder; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Australien
Abstract	More boys than girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; however, there are conflicting findings about whether they differ in their presentation. This study involved a survey of parents of school-aged children on the autism spectrum (171 parents of girls and 163 parents of boys) that was distributed via social media. The surveys provided insights regarding the characteristics of boys and girls (as perceived by parents) as well as some demographic information. There were very few differences reported regarding communication and social strengths and difficulties of boys and girls with autism. No differences were reported in the number of boys and girls on the autism spectrum with special interests or repetitive behaviours; however, significant differences were found in the types of special interests with boys and girls showing generally interests along traditional gender lines. Qualitative analysis of open comments indicated that some parents of girls on the autism spectrum described their daughter as trying to hide or mask her difficulties more but no parents of boys on the spectrum described this phenomenon. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01