E-S theory cant explain ASD in females

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Valla et al 
eye tasks to 144 people without ASD
male pp scored high for S and lower for E
findings confirmed that the predictions of the explanation were right
They also found that women scored high on both skills,which is not predicted by the theory
E-S theory may have difficulty in accounting for the development of ASD in females

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