TY - JOUR
T1 - New Interview and Observation Measures of the Broader Autism Phenotype
T2 - Group Differentiation
AU - de Jonge, Maretha
AU - Parr, Jeremy
AU - Rutter, Michael
AU - Wallace, Simon
AU - Kemner, Chantal
AU - Bailey, Anthony
AU - van Engeland, Herman
AU - Pickles, Andrew
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1007/s10803-014-2230-7
DO - 10.1007/s10803-014-2230-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 25245786
SN - 0162-3257
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
ER -