A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Diagnostician Sex/Gender-Bias and Challenges in Assessing Females for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Tsirgiotis, Joanna M.; Young, Robyn L.; Weber, Nathan
Titel	A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Diagnostician Sex/Gender-Bias and Challenges in Assessing Females for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52 (2022) 10, S.4474-4489 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tsirgiotis, Joanna M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-021-05300-5
Schlagwörter	Clinical Diagnosis; Gender Bias; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterstereotyp; Autism; Autismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad
Abstract	Despite the importance of clinical judgement in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessment, little is currently known about challenges faced by diagnosticians when the client is female, any sex/gender biases during the assessment process, and how these issues affect diagnostic outcomes. Forty-seven ASD diagnosticians completed a questionnaire containing two hypothetical case studies (a 'male' and 'female' ASD presentation), with sex/gender randomly assigned within each. Diagnosticians reported greater ASD symptom severity when female sex/gender pseudonyms were allocated to the case studies, but their confidence in ASD diagnosis was similar regardless of condition. Diagnosticians identified a large number of challenges associated with assessing females for ASD. Many of these related to sex/gender differences in ASD presentation and limitations of diagnostic instruments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01