Sex Differences in Pre-Diagnosis Concerns for Children Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Hiller, Rachel M.; Young, Robyn L.; Weber, Nathan
Titel	Sex Differences in Pre-Diagnosis Concerns for Children Later Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 20 (2016) 1, S.75-84 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361314568899
Schlagwörter	Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Gender Differences; Clinical Diagnosis; Child Caregivers; Online Surveys; Child Development; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries; Regression (Statistics); Statistical Analysis; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Geschlechterkonflikt; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Kindesentwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Australien
Abstract	In the absence of intellectual impairment, girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder significantly less and later than boys. This study explored potential reasons for why autism spectrum disorder may be more difficult to identify in girls, based on carer concerns during the pre-diagnosis period. Carers of 92 boys and 60 girls diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder from school age completed an online survey addressing concerns regarding the child's development during the pre-school years (pre-diagnosis). Significant sex differences were evident in key early concerns, as well as the strategies used to navigate pre-school social situations, and the types of restricted interests. Findings suggest, from carer perspective, that girls who went on to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder presented differently when compared to boys, providing insight into why the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder may be more difficult to make with cognitively able girls. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01