Shining a Light on a Hidden Population: Social Functioning and Mental Health in Women Reporting Autistic Traits But Lacking Diagnosis.
Female Phenotype Theory (FPT) suggests that autistic women often present with less obvious social impairments than autistic men. We examined the possibility of an exaggerated female phenotype among undiagnosed but probably autistic women. In two nationwide online surveys, we compared self-reported s...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 53; no. 8; pp. 3118 - 3133 |
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Springer Nature
Aug2023
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