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The Mandarin Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST): Sex Differences.
- Source :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders; Sep2014, Vol. 44 Issue 9, p2137-2146, 10p, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Sex differences in social and communication behaviours related to autism spectrum conditions (ASC) have been investigated mainly in Western populations. Little research has been done in Chinese populations. This study explored sex differences related to ASC characteristics by examining differences in item responses and score distributions in relation to a screening instrument, the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST), used with Chinese children. A Mandarin Chinese version of the CAST (M-CAST) was distributed to 737 children aged 6-11 years in mainstream schools in Beijing. Questionnaires from 682 (93 %) children were available for analysis. The median score for boys was higher than for girls [boys, median = 8 (IQR 6, 11); girls, median = 7 (IQR 4, 9); p < 0.001]. There were differences in the proportions of boys and girls across all three score groups (≤11, 12-14, ≥15) with more boys being found in the higher score groups ( p = 0.035). This finding provides evidence that boys and girls have different social and communication development profiles, consistent with previous findings in Western cultures. These results suggest that sex differences related to ASC are consistent across cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILDREN
SOCIAL skills
AUTISM in children
CHI-squared test
COMMUNICATIVE competence
CONFIDENCE intervals
RESEARCH methodology
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
SEX distribution
STATISTICS
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
CULTURAL values
PARENT attitudes
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97444413
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2088-8