Department of Psychology, Dutch Autism and ADHD Research Center, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 129B, 1018 WS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Psychiatry, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Jun;48(6):2038-2051. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3444-2.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) characteristics seem to abate over time, but whether this protracts until late adulthood is largely unknown. We cross-sectionally investigated self- and other-reported ASD characteristics of adults with (ASD: N = 237, N = 130) and without ASD (COM: N = 198, N = 148) aged 19-79 years. Within the ASD group, self-reported ASD characteristics, and sensory sensitivities were highest in middle adulthood, while age was not associated to empathy. Sex differences were also found. However, age-and sex-related differences were not revealed by others and self- and other-report were poorly concordant. These results show that ASD characteristics in adulthood are differently perceived across age, sex, and informants and suggest that it is important to repeatedly assess self-reported ASD characteristics during adulthood.
自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 特征似乎随着时间的推移而减轻，但这种情况是否会持续到成年后期还很大程度上未知。我们对年龄在 19-79 岁的自闭症患者（ASD：N=237，N=130）和无自闭症的成年人（COM：N=198，N=148）进行了横断面研究，调查了他们的自我和他人报告的 ASD 特征。在 ASD 组中，自我报告的 ASD 特征和感官敏感性在中年时最高，而年龄与同理心无关。也发现了性别差异。然而，他人的报告并没有显示出年龄和性别相关的差异，自我报告和他人报告之间的一致性也很差。这些结果表明，成年期的 ASD 特征在年龄、性别和信息提供者方面的感知是不同的，这表明在成年期反复评估自我报告的 ASD 特征很重要。
