r/psychology MD-PhD-MBA | Clinical Professor/Medicine 7d ago

New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

https://www.psypost.org/new-study-finds-online-self-reports-may-not-accurately-reflect-clinical-autism-diagnoses/
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science 7d ago

Neuroscience New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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ABA 7d ago

Journal Article Discussion New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses.

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AutisticPeeps 7d ago

Self-diagnosis is not valid. New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses (well no shit, Sherlock)

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AutismTranslated 7d ago

New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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ClinicalPsychology 7d ago

New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profppliles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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autism 6d ago

Academic Research New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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AutisticPeeps 7d ago

New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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autism 7d ago

Academic Research New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses

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fakedisordercringe 7d ago

Misinformation New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses (No shit, Sherlock)

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autismlevel2and3 7d ago

Hot Take This just came out, one of my friends in the autistic peeps sub actually was in this study, they said that they marketed it as testing for an app measuring social functions in ASD

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theworldnews 7d ago

New study finds online self-reports may not accurately reflect clinical autism diagnoses. Adults who report high levels of autistic traits through online surveys may not reflect the same social behaviors or clinical profiles as those who have been formally diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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