Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
EditorialGender Bias, Female Resilience, and the Sex Ratio in Autism
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Disclosure: Dr. Constantino has received grant or research support from the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, Autism Speaks, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has received royalties for the authorship of assessment tools from Western Psychological Services (SRS). Dr. Charman has received grant support from the U.K. Medical Research Council, the European Science Foundation, Autistica, Research Autism, the Autism Education Trust, and Autism Speaks. He has received royalties from Guilford Press and Sage.