Sex Differences in Autistic Youth Born Extremely Preterm.

Tyler C McFayden Clare Harrop Kyle R Roell Robert M Joseph Rebecca C Fry Thomas Michael O'Shea

Published in: Journal of autism and developmental disorders (2024)

EP autistic males present with more autistic traits than EP autistic females on gold-standard diagnostic measures of autism at 10-years of age, despite not presenting with higher autistic traits on screeners at either age. These results align with sex differences observed in full-term, autistic youth. These results suggest ASD screeners may under identify autism in EP youth, particularly females.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
mental health
physical activity
intellectual disability
young adults
gestational age
genome wide
low birth weight
preterm infants
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
dna methylation
working memory