Sex and STEM Occupation Predict Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Scores in Half a Million People

Emily Ruzich; Carrie Allison; Bhismadev Chakrabarti; Paula Smith; Henry Musto; Howard Ring; Simon Baron-Cohen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141229

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Sex and STEM Occupation Predict Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Scores in Half a Million People

Emily Ruzich ,

* E-mail: emr37@cam.ac.uk

Affiliations Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
⨯
Carrie Allison,

Affiliations Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, NIHR CLAHRC-EoE for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
⨯
Bhismadev Chakrabarti,

Affiliations Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
⨯
Paula Smith,

Affiliation Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
⨯
Henry Musto,

Affiliation Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
⨯
Howard Ring,

Affiliations Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, NIHR CLAHRC-EoE for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
⨯
Simon Baron-Cohen

Affiliations Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, NIHR CLAHRC-EoE for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CLASS Clinic, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
⨯

Sex and STEM Occupation Predict Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Scores in Half a Million People

Emily Ruzich,
Carrie Allison,
Bhismadev Chakrabarti,
Paula Smith,
Henry Musto,
Howard Ring,
Simon Baron-Cohen

Published: October 21, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141229

Reader Comments (1)

Post a new comment on this article

0 Responses

24 Nov 2015
10:45 GMT
Most Recent

Relating Table 5 to other results Posted by GedR on 24 Nov 2015 at 10:45 GMT

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Autism
Is the Subject Area "Autism" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Professions
Is the Subject Area "Professions" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Careers
Is the Subject Area "Careers" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
England
Is the Subject Area "England" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Regional geography
Is the Subject Area "Regional geography" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Scotland
Is the Subject Area "Scotland" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Statistical data
Is the Subject Area "Statistical data" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Wales
Is the Subject Area "Wales" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.