David Skuse
David Skuse
ability boys difference evidence less perhaps socially surprise
This perhaps won't come as a surprise to teachers; they say 'We do feel boys are less socially aware'. But this is the first evidence that there is a substantial difference in the ability to read emotions,
below boys mean six worse
At six years, 70% of boys are below the mean for girls; so in other words, 70% of boys are worse than 50% of girls,
autism brain extreme male strongly supported theory
The theory that autism is the extreme of the male brain is not strongly supported by these data,
ability dip perform tasks
For some emotions, such as anger, we see a dip in the ability to perform these tasks around puberty,
simply unable
It may be that they are simply unable to read them.
attempt boys control ignore raised simply subtle teachers
If teachers attempt to control boys by subtle means, such as raised eyebrows, and the boys ignore these cues, it may be that they simply are not able to read them and decode them accurately,
intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals social teenagers time
Teenagers really do get 'dumber' in their social intelligence around the time of puberty,
appear brain function understand wonders
One wonders sometimes if they understand anything you are saying. It would appear that this is a function of their brain at that time.
anger boys facial puberty sadness worse
There is deterioration for some facial expressions, particularly sadness and anger, at puberty for boys and girls. If anything it's actually worse for girls.