Brain-based sex differences in autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan: A systematic review of structural MRI, fMRI, and DTI findings

Walsh, Melissa J.M.; Wallace, Gregory L.; Gallegos, Stephen M.; Braden, B. Blair

doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102719

Brain-based sex differences in autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan: A systematic review of structural MRI, fMRI, and DTI findings

Highlights • Evidence suggests neuroimaging-based sex differences in ASD are age-dependent.• Most studies collapse across age, possibly masking sex-by-diagnosis effects.• Sex-by-diagnosis effects overlap with regions showing typical sexual dimorphism.• Findings discussed in the context of genetic…