An investigation of the ‘female camouflage effect’ in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences

Rynkiewicz, Agnieszka; W. Schuller, Björn; Marchi, Erik; Piana, Stefano; Camurri, Antonio; Lassalle, Amandine; Baron‐Cohen, Simon

doi:10.1186/s13229-016-0073-0

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An investigation of the ‘female camouflage effect’ in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences

Published in Molecular Autism • Jan 21, 2016

Authors:

Agnieszka Rynkiewicz

Björn W. Schuller

Erik Marchi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum conditions (autism) are diagnosed more frequently in boys than in girls. Females with autism may have been under-identified due to not only a male-biased understanding of autism but also females' camouflaging. The study describes a new technique that allows automated codi...

Subject

Autism

Test (biology)

Camouflage

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