Simon Baron-Cohen has suggested that ASD affects more boys than girls because girls are more often predisposed to be _________,whereas boys are more often _________.

A) trusting;self-aware
B) confrontive;coercive
C) empathizers;systemizers
D) idealists;realists

Simon Baron-Cohen's theory suggests that ASD is related to the extreme male brain, which is characterized by a high level of systemizing and a low level of empathizing. Therefore, he suggests that girls are more likely to be predisposed to be empathizers, whereas boys are more likely to be predisposed to be systemizers. This is why ASD affects more boys than girls.