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Table 5 The ADOS codes of behaviors identified as the optimal feature subset in descending order of importance for males and females

From: Phenotypic differences between female and male individuals with suspicion of autism spectrum disorder

Female

Male

Children and young adolescents

(1) Quality of Social Overtures (QSOV)

(2) Facial Expressions Directed to Examiner (EXPE)

(3) Conversation (CONV)

(4) Shared Enjoyment in Interaction (ENJ)

(5) Descriptive, Conventional, Instrumental or Informational Gestures (DGES)

(1) Speech Abnormalities Associated with Autism (SPAB)

(2) Conversation (CONV)

(3) Quality of Social Overtures (QSOV)

(4) Insight into Typical Social Situations and Relationships (INS)

(5) Descriptive, Conventional, Instrumental or Informational Gestures (DGES)

(6) Amount of Reciprocal Social Communication (ARSC)

(7) Stereotyped/Idiosyncratic Use of Words or Phrases (STER)

(8) Unusual Eye Contact (EYE)

Older adolescents and adults

(1) Unusual Eye Contact (EYE)

(2) Comments on others’ emotions/empathy (EMO)

(3) Facial Expressions Directed to Examiner (EXPE)

(4) Descriptive, Conventional, Instrumental or Informational Gestures (DGES)

(5) Speech Abnormalities Associated With Autism (SPAB)

(1) Quality of Social Responses (QSR)

(2) Amount of Reciprocal Social Communication (ARSC)

(3) Unusual Eye Contact (EYE)

(4) Overall Quality of Rapport (OQR)

(5) Facial Expressions Directed to Examiner (EXPE)

(6) Quality of Social Overtures (QSOV)

(7) Conversation (CONV)

(8) Descriptive, Conventional, Instrumental or Informational Gestures (DGES)

  1. Bold font indicates items are comprised in the diagnostic algorithms (ADOS-2). Overlap between the sexes is written in italics