title: Changes in autistic trait indicators in parents and their children with ASD: A preliminary longitudinal study.
abstract: This study investigated whether the longitudinal changes in symptom severity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are associated with changes in the parents׳ autistic traits. The results demonstrated two significant correlations between the changes in children׳s Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) scores and the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) score changes in either the father or both parents. Autistic symptom mitigation in ASD children was associated with increased empathy levels in their parents.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. Electronic address: mitsuru@zc4.so-net.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiraishi
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Munesue
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Natsumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takesaki
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruhiro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Higashida
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oi
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010641:Phenotype
keywords: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Empathy Quotient (EQ); Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS)