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ERIC Number: EJ1477660
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4764
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Sex Differences in Self-Perception of Academic Ability in Autistic Youth
Ellen Babb1; Laura Vandervoort1; Brianne Derby1; Laura de la Roche1; Elizabeth Kelley1
Journal of Special Education, v59 n2 p91-99 2025
Autistic youth demonstrate an overestimation of competencies when compared with neurotypical (NT) peers. Research has also shown NT males/boys tend to overestimate their competencies more than NT females/girls. This study assessed sex differences in autistic youths' overestimations on academic self-perception variables. Notably, 127 (70 male) autistic youth ages 9-18 years completed two academic tasks (one verbal and one mathematics) and estimated their performance pre- and post-task. Males overestimated their competencies to a higher degree than females on pre- and post-verbal task measures but not on mathematics measures. The results support the previous findings on sex differences in autistic self-perception patterns. Implications for special education are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability
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Author Affiliations: 1Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada