Neural responsivity to social rewards in autistic female youth
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DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-0824-8
Abstract: Autism is hypothesized to be in part driven by a reduced sensitivity to the inherently rewarding nature of social stimuli. Previous neuroimaging studies have indicated that autistic males do indeed display reduced neural activity to… read more here.
Keywords: female youth; autistic boys; social rewards; activity ... See more keywords
‘It’s different for girls’: Gender differences in the friendships and conflict of autistic and neurotypical adolescents
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DOI: 10.1177/1362361318794930
Abstract: This mixed-methods study examined gender differences in the friendships and conflict experiences of autistic girls and boys relative to their neurotypical peers. In total, 102 adolescents (27 autistic girls, 26 autistic boys, 26 neurotypical girls,… read more here.
Keywords: friendships conflict; gender differences; conflict; gender ... See more keywords
“Camouflaging” by adolescent autistic girls who attend both mainstream and specialist resource classes: Perspectives of girls, their mothers and their educators
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DOI: 10.1177/13623613211012819
Abstract: Autistic girls’ heightened social motivation and associated social coping strategies, such as camouflaging, mean they may be less likely to receive appropriate support in mainstream schools. In this research, a multi-informant approach was used to… read more here.
Keywords: specialist resource; autism; resource; resource classes ... See more keywords
Linguistic markers of autism in girls: evidence of a “blended phenotype” during storytelling
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DOI: 10.1186/s13229-019-0268-2
Abstract: BackgroundNarrative abilities are linked to social impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such that reductions in words about cognitive processes (e.g., think, know) are thought to reflect underlying deficits in social cognition, including Theory of… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive process; process words; process; sex ... See more keywords
Sex differences in the first impressions made by girls and boys with autism
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DOI: 10.1186/s13229-020-00336-3
Abstract: Background Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are characterized by social communication challenges and repetitive behaviors that may be quickly detected by experts (Autism Res 10:653–62, 2017; American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and statistical manual of… read more here.
Keywords: girls boys; autism; autistic girls; first impressions ... See more keywords