title: Ratings of Broader Autism Phenotype and Personality Traits in Optimal Outcomes from Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: The study examines whether "optimal outcome" (OO) children, despite no longer meeting diagnostic criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), exhibit personality traits often found in those with ASD. Nine zero acquaintance raters evaluated Broader Autism Phenotype (BAP) and Big Five personality traits of 22 OO individuals, 27 high functioning individuals with ASD (HFA), and 23 typically developing (TD) peers. HFA children displayed higher ratings than their peers on all BAP traits. OO were indistinguishable from TD, with the exception of greater extraversion (e.g., increased talkativeness), a potential tendency to be less emotionally stable, and pragmatic language deficits such as getting sidetracked in conversation. Overall, OO individuals are not showing BAP characteristics, but may be subject to other mild ADHD-like characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA. suhJ@kennedykrieger.org.|Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1750 East Fairmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA. suhJ@kennedykrieger.org.
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.|Developmental Medicine Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Alyssa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orinstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Chi-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Inge-Marie
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Eigsti
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Nairan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Esparza
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.|Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002605:Character; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010641:Phenotype; D011594:Psychometrics
keywords: Autism; Broader autism phenotype; Optimal; Outcome; Personality