ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2023
Sex differences in the course of autistic and co-occurring psychopathological symptoms in adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder.
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- Peer Interaction in Late-Diagnosed Autistic Adolescent Boys and Girls.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Towards Mechanism-Informed Treatments for Mental Health.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Review
- Exploring Trajectories of Anxiety Symptoms in Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth over Adolescence Using Parent- and Self-Report Measures.Research in autism · 2026Article
- Autistic Characteristics, Cognitive Impairment, and Sex as Predictors of Anxiety and Depression among Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Trajectory of Irritability in Autistic and Typically Developing Youth From Early Childhood to Adolescence.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
- Measurement of Anxiety and Depression Among Autistic Adults: Concordance Between Diagnostic and Screening Instruments in a Feasibility Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Using deep learning to predict internalizing problems from brain structure in youth.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Using deep learning to predict internalizing problems from brain structure in youth.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Age-period-cohort analysis of autism spectrum disorders-related prevalence and DALYs: based on the Global Burden Of Disease Study 2021.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Camouflaging in neurodivergent and neurotypical girls at the transition to adolescence and its relationship to mental health: A participatory methods research study.JCPP advances · 2024Article
- Sex differences in the flexibility of dynamic network reconfiguration of autism spectrum disorder based on multilayer network.Brain imaging and behavior · 2024Article
- Decoding the genetic landscape of autism: A comprehensive review.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2024Article
- Characterizing individual differences in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a descriptive study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Investigating Sex-Based Neural Differences in Autism and Their Extended Reality Intervention Implications.Brain sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
lay abstractThere is an ongoing debate as to whether autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is expressed differently in women than men. Studies on sex differences in autistic symptoms and symptoms of other psychiatric problems present in individuals with autism generally do not include a general population comparison group, making it unclear whether differences are specific to autism or merely reflecting development in the general population. In this study, we compared sex differences in the course of autistic and at the same time present symptoms of other psychiatric problems in adolescents with milder forms of ASD to those in a group of the general population with an equal intelligence quotient (IQ) and socioeconomic status. Data of five assessment moments from ages 11 to 22 years were analyzed using a statistic procedure that allowed us to determine which factors affect the course of symptoms over time. We found that in adolescence, sex differences in the course of psychopathological symptoms specific for autism are confined to the repetitive stereotyped domains. Males had higher scores on the sensory/stereotypic and resistance to change domains, the latter difference disappeared during the course of adolescence due to an increase of these problems in autistic females. Other sex differences, among which an increase over time in mood and anxiety problems in females was the most outstanding, were also observed in females without autism. These sex-specific differences have relevance in the clinical care of autistic men and women, although they are subtle compared to differences between individuals with and without autism.
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