Sex Differences and Parent–Teacher Discrepancies in Reports of Autism Traits: Evidence for Camouflaging in a School Setting.
The purpose of this study was to examine sex differences and informant discrepancies in parent- and teacher-reports of autism traits. Data were drawn from the Simons Simplex Collection to create a sex-matched sample of autistic youth (N = 388; 4–17 years). Included participants had both parent and t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 55; no. 11; pp. 3888 - 3900 |
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Springer Nature
Nov2025
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