Sex-Differences in Children Referred for Assessment: An Exploratory Analysis of the Autism Mental Status Exam (AMSE)
| Autor: | David Grodberg, Fred R. Volkmar, Sara Magelssen Vambheim, Frederick Shic, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Logan Hart, Craig A. Erickson, Logan K. Wink, Martin Eisemann, Roald A. Øien |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Referral VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260 Child Behavior Neuropsychological Tests Language Development Sensitivity and Specificity behavioral disciplines and activities Autistic traits 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Sex differences mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Gender differences 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sensory symptoms Autistic Disorder Child Autism-related symptoms Behavior Public health 05 social sciences Exploratory analysis medicine.disease Mental health humanities VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260 Autism Female Test performance Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 |
| Popis: | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3488-y. The autism mental status exam is an eight-item observational assessment that structures the way we observe and document signs and symptoms of ASD. Investigations of test performance indicate strong sensitivity and specificity using gold-standard assessment as reference standard. This study aims to explore potential sex differences in AMSE test performance and observations of 123 children referred for autism assessment. Results indicates more language deficits in females with ASD than in males with ASD and less sensory symptoms in females compared to males with ASD. The AMSE performance is similar in identifying ASD and non-ASD in females compared to males. Less disruptive behaviors in females, might cause a need for a bigger hit to other areas of development to raise concern. |
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