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Mental Health Correlates and Potential Childhood Predictors for the Wish to Be of the Opposite Sex in Young Autistic Adults
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Chang, Jung-Chi; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Tai, Yueh-Ming; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Cross-sectional research has demonstrated the overrepresentation of gender dysphoria in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. However, the predictors and underlying mechanisms of this co-occurrence remain unclear. This follow-up study aimed to explore baseline (childhood/adolescence) predictors for the follow-up (adulthood)…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Health, Correlation
Assessing the Convergence of Self-Report and Informant Measures for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Sandercock, Rachel K.; Lamarche, Elena M.; Klinger, Mark R.; Klinger, Laura G. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Self-report measures are widely used for research and clinical assessment of adults with autism spectrum disorder. However, there has been little research examining the convergence of self- and informant-report in this population. This study examined agreement between 40 pairs of adults with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers on…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Measurement Techniques