Social Cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Adult Lifespan: Influence of Age and Sex on Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task in a Cross-sectional Sample

Social Cognition in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Adult Lifespan: Influence of Age and Sex on Reading the Mind in the Eyes Task in a Cross-sectional Sample

Background: Approximately 50,000 U.S. teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) become adults every year, however little is known regarding how age influences social cognition and if men and women with ASD are differentially impacted across the adult lifespan. Social cognition declines non-linearly...

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Main Authors: Broc A. Pagni, Melissa J. M. Walsh, Carly Rogers, B. Blair Braden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
autism
social cognition
aging
sex differences
adulthood
theory of mind
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2020.571408/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2020.571408/full

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