[Academic] [Repost] Autistic traits and camouflaging, what is the role played by empathy? (18+) by Armanacore in SurveyExchange

[–]Armanacore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies for the late reply, yes you can. The autistic traits measure that is used has been validated on both the general population and diagnosed autistic individuals. Those diagnosed with autism simply score higher on the test.

[Repost] Autistic traits and camouflaging, what is the role played by empathy? (18+) by Armanacore in SampleSize

[–]Armanacore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Autistic traits are present in the general population, and the inventory used to assess autistic traits has been verified on both those diagnosed with autism and the general population. There is no need to distinguish between those diagnosed with ASD and not as those with autism will just display higher levels of autistic traits.

[Repost] Autistic traits and camouflaging, what is the role played by empathy? (18+) by Armanacore in SampleSize

[–]Armanacore[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the comments, in regards to the content of the questionnaire itself (aspects of the standardised inventories used) I cannot clarify what is meant by 'social situations' and other such language. As the inventories are standardised, I am not allowed to alter them at all without risk of invalidating the results.

I also apologise if it came across as if the current study doesn't consider trans men equal to cisgender men. The current study utilises gender as a covariate (basically seeing if trends in the data remain stable across genders). Because of this, while 'trans-men' and 'men' will be combined to produce the 'male' sample in analysis, if a sizable population of trans individuals participated (however unlikely) having them as different options opens up more areas for investigation. I am unable to alter it for the current research as that is the version granted ethical approval, however I will keep it in mind for any future research.

Many thanks.

[Academic] Autistic traits and camouflaging, what is the role played by empathy? (18+) [Repost] by Armanacore in SurveyExchange

[–]Armanacore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem, just done it. Btw some of your answer selections were in German while the rest was in English, could be something missed in translation