Another reason that boys with autistic traits may be more impaired than girls is because girls are more socially-oriented and are often more aware of or feel a need to interact with others (Maccoby, 1998), thereby, being more motivated to develop compensatory skills that help them to appear ‘‘socially typical’’ (Lai et al., 2011). Additionally, relative to the male peer groups, in the female peer groups, typically developing girls may be more empathic, caring, and tolerant of the girls with autistic-like difficulties (Baron-Cohen & Wheelwright, 2003); consequently, girls with autistic traits may have better social and school adjustment than boys with autistic traits. Still others suggested that females with ASDs are just as likely as males with ASDs to appear odd in social situations and are vulnerable to being ostracized socially (Koenig & Tsatsanis, 2005). Clearly more research is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn on the gender effect of autistic traits on school and social adjustment.
Another reason that boys with autistic traits may be more impaired than girls is because girls are more socially-oriented and are often more aware of or feel a need to interact with others (Maccoby, 1998), thereby, being more motivated to develop compensatory skills that help them to appear ‘‘socially typical’’ (Lai et al., 2011). Additionally, relative to the male peer groups, in the female peer groups, typically developing girls may be more empathic, caring, and tolerant of the girls with autistic-like difficulties (Baron-Cohen & Wheelwright, 2003); consequently, girls with autistic traits may have better social and school adjustment than boys with autistic traits. Still others suggested that females with ASDs are just as likely as males with ASDs to appear odd in social situations and are vulnerable to being ostracized socially (Koenig & Tsatsanis, 2005). Clearly more research is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn on the gender effect of autistic traits on school and social adjustment.
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