scholarly journals Sex Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Focus on High Functioning Children and Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Concetta de Giambattista ◽  
Patrizia Ventura ◽  
Paolo Trerotoli ◽  
Francesco Margari ◽  
Lucia Margari
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Phenotypic Characteristics ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Phenotypic Differences ◽  
Average Intelligence ◽  
Gender Based

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has historically been studied, known, and diagnosed in males. Females tend to remain unidentified, especially those with average intelligence abilities. This sex/gender difference might be partially explained by biological risk factors, but it is probably also bound to methodological issues. The present study aims to examine phenotypic characteristics (cognitive, emotive, socio-communicative, and academic) of a group of 54 females with ASD matched to a group of 55 males with ASD (3–18 years), all without cognitive impairment. Results suggest that there are subtle, yet potentially meaningful, quantitative, and qualitative phenotypic differences between females and males that common screening tests are not always sensitive enough to recognize. Further studies to improve practice and course for the assessment of females, reducing sex/gender-based inequities in ASD care, are required.

scholarly journals Influencia de las claves semánticas en el reconocimiento episódico de adolescentes con trastorno del espectro del autismo de alto funcionamiento / Influence of Semantic Keys in Episodic Memory of Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
Elena Pellitero Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Memory Disorders ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
El Sistema

ABSTRACTThere's some controversy about memory disorders in teenagers with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder. Some researches maintain that the semantic memory remains intact while the episodic memory is the most affected system in comparison with Normal Development teenagers; however there are no researches connecting both kinds of memory in a single analysis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the episodic recognition improved when semantic keys where autogenerated in the coding phase in these teenagers. The results produced shown that there aren't statistically significant differences between the category's autogeneration compared to the absence of category's autogeneration in the episodic recall.RESUMENExiste controversia acerca de las alteraciones del funcionamiento de la memoria en adolescentes con trastorno del espectro del autismo de alto funcionamiento. Algunas investigaciones sostienen que la memoria semántica está intacta mientras que la memoria episódica es el sistema más afectado en comparación con adolescentes con desarrollo normal; sin embargo no hay estudios que relacionen ambos tipos de memoria en un solo análisis. El  objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar si el reconocimiento episódico mejoraba al autogenerar claves semánticas en la fase de codificación en estos adolescentes. Los resultados mostraron que no hay diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre la autogeneración de la categoría en comparación con la ausencia de la autogeneración de la categoría en el recuerdo episódico.

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