New Interview and Observation Measures of the Broader Autism Phenotype: Group Differentiation

To identify the broader autism phenotype (BAP), the Family History Interview subject and informant versions and an observational tool (Impression of Interviewee), were developed. This study investigated whether the instruments differentiated between parents of children with autism, and parents of ch...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2015-04, Vol.45 (4), p.893-901
Main Authors: de Jonge, Maretha, Parr, Jeremy, Rutter, Michael, Wallace, Simon, Kemner, Chantal, Bailey, Anthony, van Engeland, Herman, Pickles, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic Disorder - diagnosis
Autistic Disorder - genetics
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Care and treatment
Child
Child and School Psychology
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
Diagnosis
Down Syndrome
Family Environment
Fathers - psychology
Female
Group Membership
Humans
Individualized Instruction
Interview, Psychological - methods
Interviews
Male
Middle Aged
Mothers - psychology
Neurosciences
Observation
Original Paper
Parents
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Phenotype
Phenotypes
Psychology
Public Health
Scores
Social Behavior
Test Validity
Young Adult
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Summary:To identify the broader autism phenotype (BAP), the Family History Interview subject and informant versions and an observational tool (Impression of Interviewee), were developed. This study investigated whether the instruments differentiated between parents of children with autism, and parents of children with Down syndrome (DS). The BAP scores of parents of 28 multiplex autism families were compared with parents from, 32 DS families. The BAP measures provided good group differentiation but when considered together, the subject interview did not improve group differentiation. The differentiation was better for fathers than mothers. The measures do carry an important degree of validity; whether they can differentiate the BAP from other social disorders should be tested.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-014-2230-7