Autistic features in school age children: IQ and gender effects in a population-based cohort.

Highlights: [•] Gender and FSIQ score had main effects on parent reported autistic features. [•] Children with FSIQ <70 were reported with the highest rates of autistic features. [•] Boys with FSIQ <70 were reported to have more autistic features than girls. [•] VIQ–PIQ discrepancies were relatively unrelated to autistic features. [•] Future studies should include other cognitive tasks and measures of adaptive function. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]