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ReviewJournal of autism and developmental disorders2013

A review of the role of female gender in autism spectrum disorders.

Melissa Kirkovski, Peter G Enticott, Paul B Fitzgerald

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Review in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 152 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Gaze and social functioning associations in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022
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  11. Sex Differences in Psychopathology and Neurocognition in Community Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026
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  17. Clinical utility and prospective of TMS-EEG: Updated review from an international expert group.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Melissa KirkovskiMonash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Level 4, 607 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia, melissa.kirkovski@monash.edu.
Peter G Enticott
Paul B Fitzgerald

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reviews the literature exploring gender differences associated with the clinical presentation of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The potentially mediating effect of comorbid psychopathology, biological and neurodevelopmental implications on these gender differences is also discussed. A vastly heterogeneous condition, while females on the lower-functioning end of the spectrum appear to be more severely affected, an altered clinical manifestation of the disorder among high-functioning females may consequently result in many being un- or mis-diagnosed. To date, there is strong bias in the literature towards the clinical presentation of ASD in males. It is imperative that future research explores gender differences across the autism spectrum, in order to improve researchers', clinicians' and the public's understanding of this debilitating disorder.

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Sex CharacteristicsChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveFemaleHumansMaleSex Factors

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PMID23525974

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