Gender Difference in the Association between Executive Function and Autistic Traits in Typically Developing Children

Autor/inn/en	Dai, Meixia; Lin, Lizi; Liang, Jingjing; Wang, Zengjian; Jing, Jin
Titel	Gender Difference in the Association between Executive Function and Autistic Traits in Typically Developing Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49 (2019) 3, S.1182-1192 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3813-5
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Executive Function; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Children; Correlation; Prediction; Interpersonal Competence; Social Cognition; Communication Problems; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Autismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Korrelation; Vorhersage; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Soziale Kognition; Kommunikationsbarriere
Abstract	Autistic traits and executive function (EF) were assessed in 413 typically developing children aged 6-9 years. The children were divided into the high- autistic-trait (HAT) and low-autistic-trait (LAT) groups based on their total autistic traits. Results suggested that there were gender differences in specific autistic traits in children with LAT. There were gender-specific associations between EF and autistic traits in children with HAT: the set shifting of EF predicted difficulties in social awareness in boys; whereas all the EF components predicted difficulties in social communication and social cognition in girls. These findings may have implications for developing customized interventions that are targeted at specific autistic deficits in males and females. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01