Xiang Sun
The Mandarin Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST): Sex differences
Sun, Xiang; Allison, Carrie; Auyeung, Bonnie; Matthews, Fiona E.; Sharp, Stephen J.; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Brayne, Carol
Authors
Carrie Allison
Bonnie Auyeung
Professor Fiona Matthews F.Matthews@hull.ac.uk
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise
Stephen J. Sharp
Simon Baron-Cohen
Carol Brayne
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. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media.
Citation
Sun, X., Allison, C., Auyeung, B., Matthews, F. E., Sharp, S. J., Baron-Cohen, S., & Brayne, C. (2014). The Mandarin Childhood Autism Spectrum Test (CAST): Sex differences. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(9), 2137-2146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2088-8
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Dec 8, 2023 |
Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
Print ISSN | 0162-3257 |
Electronic ISSN | 1573-3432 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 2137-2146 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2088-8 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4454348 |
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