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Gender identity problems in autistic children
Author(s) -
Mukaddes N. M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00301.x
Subject(s) - autism , identity (music) , psychology , developmental psychology , gender identity , social psychology , physics , acoustics
Several psychiatric and behavioural problems have been described in children with autism. The aim of this case report is to discuss the developmental pattern of cross‐gender behaviour in children with autistic disorder. Two boys are described with high functioning autism, followed for about 4 years, who showed persistent gender identity problems.