Brief report: The impact of the broad autism phenotype on parent perception of autism symptoms in their children with and without autism spectrum disorder compared to teachers.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism symptoms
Broad Autism Phenotype
Informant agreement
Rater bias
Rater discordance
Rater perception
Symptom presentation
Journal
Research in developmental disabilities
ISSN: 1873-3379
Titre abrégé: Res Dev Disabil
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8709782
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
Historique:
received:
05
01
2021
revised:
22
03
2022
accepted:
29
03
2022
pubmed:
11
4
2022
medline:
29
4
2022
entrez:
10
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes caregiver-reported rating scales of symptom presentation. The extent to which a broad autism phenotype (BAP) in parents of children with ASD might impact their endorsement of autism symptoms in their children with and without ASD has not been well evaluated. This study analyzed whether varying degrees of parental BAP were associated with reported autism symptoms in offspring with and without ASD. We used the Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire as a measure of BAP in parents and parent- and teacher-report on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) to assess autism symptoms in children with ASD and their typically developing (TD) siblings (N = 5714). We assessed the relationship between parental BAP and parent-teacher discordance. We compared teacher reports of autism symptoms in children with varying degrees of BAP exposure. Mothers with higher levels of BAP over-reported autism symptoms in their children (compared to teachers) than mothers with lower BAP. TD children from parents with greater BAP displayed more autism symptoms than children from households with less BAP. BAP is associated with parent report of autism symptoms when compared to teacher report. For children with ASD, it is possible that differences in ratings reflect parent perception and not autism symptomatology; whereas, TD children from households with higher levels of BAP exposure showed more phenotypic autism symptom presentation on teacher-completed measures. Researchers and clinicians should consider BAP when interpreting caregiver and teacher reports.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes caregiver-reported rating scales of symptom presentation. The extent to which a broad autism phenotype (BAP) in parents of children with ASD might impact their endorsement of autism symptoms in their children with and without ASD has not been well evaluated.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
This study analyzed whether varying degrees of parental BAP were associated with reported autism symptoms in offspring with and without ASD.
METHODS AND PROCEDURES
METHODS
We used the Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire as a measure of BAP in parents and parent- and teacher-report on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) to assess autism symptoms in children with ASD and their typically developing (TD) siblings (N = 5714). We assessed the relationship between parental BAP and parent-teacher discordance. We compared teacher reports of autism symptoms in children with varying degrees of BAP exposure.
OUTCOMES AND RESULTS
RESULTS
Mothers with higher levels of BAP over-reported autism symptoms in their children (compared to teachers) than mothers with lower BAP. TD children from parents with greater BAP displayed more autism symptoms than children from households with less BAP.
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
BAP is associated with parent report of autism symptoms when compared to teacher report. For children with ASD, it is possible that differences in ratings reflect parent perception and not autism symptomatology; whereas, TD children from households with higher levels of BAP exposure showed more phenotypic autism symptom presentation on teacher-completed measures. Researchers and clinicians should consider BAP when interpreting caregiver and teacher reports.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35398720
pii: S0891-4222(22)00061-0
doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104231
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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