Broad autism phenotype: theory of mind and empathy skills in unaffected siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

EYÜBOĞLU M., BAYKARA H. B., Eyuboglu D.

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.36-42, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/24750573.2017.1379714
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.36-42
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Autism spectrum disorder, siblings, theory of mind, empathy, social skills, PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, EMOTION RECOGNITION, SUBCLINICAL MARKERS, FAMILY-HISTORY, PARENTS, TRAITS, SCHIZOPHRENIA, EPIDEMIOLOGY, RELIABILITY, ABILITIES
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Difficulties in social communication is core syptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and it is often present in first-degree relatives in varying degrees. However, these subclinical autistic traits, which are thought to be related to genetic susceptibility factors, may be heterogeneous in family members. This prospective, the aim of this study was to compare unaffected siblings of children with ASD in terms of theory of mind, empathy skills, and broad autism phenotype (BAP).