The broad autism phenotype questionnaire

Robert S E Hurley; Molly Losh; Morgan Parlier; J. Steven Reznick; Joseph Piven

doi:10.1007/s10803-006-0299-3

The broad autism phenotype questionnaire

Robert S E Hurley, Molly Losh, Morgan Parlier, J. Steven Reznick, Joseph Piven^*

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Abstract

The broad autism phenotype (BAP) is a set of personality and language characteristics that reflect the phenotypic expression of the genetic liability to autism, in non-autistic relatives of autistic individuals. These characteristics are milder but qualitatively similar to the defining features of autism. A new instrument designed to measure the BAP in adults, the Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ), was administered to 86 parents of autistic individuals and 64 community control parents. Sensitivity and specificity of the BAPQ for detecting the BAP were high (>70%). Parents of children with autism had significantly higher scores on all three subscales: aloof personality, rigid personality, and pragmatic language. This instrument provides a valid and efficient measure for characterizing the BAP.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1679-1690
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	37
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-006-0299-3
State	Published - Oct 2007

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Assessment
Autism
Broad autism phenotype

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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