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Title: | Sex differences in Sensory Features between boys and girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Contributor(s): | Bitsika, Vicki (author) ; Sharpley, Christopher (author) ; Mills, Richard (author) | Publication Date: | 2018 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.rasd.2018.04.002 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/23130 | Abstract: | Background: Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may exhibit the key diagnostic criteria for ASD differently to boys. One of those key diagnostic criteria is Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours, a subset of which is Sensory Features (SF). The current study aimed to investigate the presence of detailed sex-based differences in SF in samples of boys and girls with ASD. Methods: The comparative SF profiles of an age- and IQ-matched sample of 51 boys and 51 girls aged from 6 years to 18 years with a formal diagnosis of ASD were investigated via the four Quadrants and the 14 subscale scores obtained from the Sensory Profile (SP) completed by the parents of these children. Results: There was a trend for significant sex-based difference on only one of the 18 SP subscales (Sensory Processing Related to Endurance/Tone), and boys had significantly higher scores than girls on only one of the nine items comprising that subscale, which was about upon movement flexibility. Conclusions: These findings suggest that sex-based differences in SF for boys and girls with ASD are yet to be determined and appear to be restricted to a relatively small section of SF behaviours related to movement. Possible explanations for these differences and implications for clinical practice are discussed. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, v.51, p. 49-55 | Publisher: | Elsevier Inc | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1878-0237 1750-9467 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110999 Neurosciences not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320903 Central nervous system | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920111 Nervous System and Disorders | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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