The ADOS-2 is more likely to produce false negatives (not giving a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder to an autistic individual) when the individual is female or assigned female at birth. 

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The ADOS-2, Module 4 is one of the most frequently-used diagnostic tools for diagnosing adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum, involving a semi-structured interview between the evaluator and the person being evaluated. Its primary purpose is to assess a person’s social skills and to observe for any repetitive or restrictive behaviors. It is commonly used in conjunction with the ADI-R. 

ADOS-2, Module 4  

Adamou, M., Johnson, M. and Alty, B., "Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores in males and females diagnosed with autism: a naturalistic study", Advances in Autism, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 49-55. (2018) https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-01-2018-0003

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores in males and females diagnosed with autism: a naturalistic study

The ADOS-2 is more likely to produce false positives (giving a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder to a non-autistic individual) when an individual has a different psychiatric or developmental disorder, such as schizophrenia or ADHD. 

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