000163958 001__ 163958 000163958 005__ 20251113160752.0 000163958 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/educsci15091242 000163958 0248_ $$2sideral$$a146092 000163958 037__ $$aART-2025-146092 000163958 041__ $$aeng 000163958 100__ $$aOrtas de Haro, Estefanía$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000163958 245__ $$aFEM-A Questionnaire: Assessment Tool for Level 1 Autism in Women 000163958 260__ $$c2025 000163958 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000163958 5203_ $$aInclusive education requires tools that are sensitive to neurocognitive diversity and capable of identifying profiles that have historically remained overlooked. In the case of autism, women are frequently underdiagnosed due to more subtle manifestations, social camouflaging strategies, and biases in traditional diagnostic instruments, which have been developed primarily based on male samples. This lack of detection limits access to appropriate educational support and hinders equitable intervention. In response to this need, the present study developed and validated a self-report questionnaire for the detection of Level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in women over 16 years of age. A total of 47 items were initially created and later reduced to a 19-item unifactorial model after exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The model explained 68.2% of the variance and showed good fit indices (RMSEA = 0.061; CFI = 0.920; TLI = 0.905; SRMR = 0.047), as well as high internal consistency (α = 0.962), temporal stability (r = 0.948), and discriminative power (AUC = 0.961). This instrument can contribute to teacher training and the implementation of fairer educational practices by facilitating the identification of the female autism phenotype and promoting learning environments where all individuals can thrive. 000163958 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 000163958 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000163958 700__ $$aAyllón-Negrillo, Ester 000163958 7102_ $$14001$$2215$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ciencias de la Educación$$cÁrea Didáctica y Organiz. Esc. 000163958 773__ $$g15, 9 (2025), 1242 [14 pp.]$$tEducation Sciences$$x2227-7102 000163958 8564_ $$s250801$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163958/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000163958 8564_ $$s2442754$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163958/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000163958 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:163958$$particulos$$pdriver 000163958 951__ $$a2025-11-13-14:58:34 000163958 980__ $$aARTICLE