[article] 
inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 108 (October 2023) . - p.102229

Titre :	A scoping review of sex/gender differences in pragmatic language and friendship characteristics in autistic children and adolescents
Type de document :	Texte imprimé et/ou numérique
Auteurs :	Anya DEN HARTOG, Auteur ; Laura DE LA ROCHE, Auteur ; Brianne DERBY, Auteur ; Elaine PSARADELLIS, Auteur ; Elizabeth KELLEY, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	p.102229
Mots-clés :	Autism  Sex differences  Gender differences  Pragmatic language  Friendship
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Background Difficulties with social communication is core to an autism diagnosis, resulting in poorer pragmatic language ability and difficulty making and sustaining friendships, compared to neurotypical (NT) individuals. This review investigated sex/gender differences in pragmatic language skills and friendship characteristics in autistic children and adolescents and discusses potential links between these two concepts. Methods PubMed, PsycInfo and Google Scholar were searched for articles investigating gender differences in autistic individuals in pragmatic language skills and friendship characteristics. Results The nineteen studies included in this review provide evidence to suggest that autistic females demonstrate greater pragmatic language ability compared to autistic males. Similar to NT female populations, autistic girls express pressure to maintain a large social circle and, despite improved pragmatic ability, still express friendships as effortful. Conclusions Pressure to have a large social circle may result in autistic girls camouflaging their symptoms in order to fit into their peer group. These sex/gender differences have implications for considering a potential female phenotype during ASD diagnosis and treatment.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102229
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[article] A scoping review of sex/gender differences in pragmatic language and friendship characteristics in autistic children and adolescents [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Anya DEN HARTOG, Auteur ; Laura DE LA ROCHE, Auteur ; Brianne DERBY, Auteur ; Elaine PSARADELLIS, Auteur ; Elizabeth KELLEY, Auteur . - p.102229.
in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 108 (October 2023) . - p.102229

Mots-clés :	Autism  Sex differences  Gender differences  Pragmatic language  Friendship
Index. décimale :	PER Périodiques
Résumé :	Background Difficulties with social communication is core to an autism diagnosis, resulting in poorer pragmatic language ability and difficulty making and sustaining friendships, compared to neurotypical (NT) individuals. This review investigated sex/gender differences in pragmatic language skills and friendship characteristics in autistic children and adolescents and discusses potential links between these two concepts. Methods PubMed, PsycInfo and Google Scholar were searched for articles investigating gender differences in autistic individuals in pragmatic language skills and friendship characteristics. Results The nineteen studies included in this review provide evidence to suggest that autistic females demonstrate greater pragmatic language ability compared to autistic males. Similar to NT female populations, autistic girls express pressure to maintain a large social circle and, despite improved pragmatic ability, still express friendships as effortful. Conclusions Pressure to have a large social circle may result in autistic girls camouflaging their symptoms in order to fit into their peer group. These sex/gender differences have implications for considering a potential female phenotype during ASD diagnosis and treatment.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102229
Permalink :	https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=514