The relationship between the broader autism phenotype, child severity, and stress and depression in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders

B Ingersoll, DZ Hambrick - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011 - Elsevier
This study examined the relationship between child symptom severity, parent broader
autism phenotype (BAP), and stress and depression in parents of children with ASD. One …

The construction and validation of an abridged version of the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ-Short)

RA Hoekstra, AAE Vinkhuyzen, S Wheelwright… - Journal of autism and …, 2011 - Springer
This study reports on the development and validation of an abridged version of the 50-item
Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), a self-report measure of autistic traits. We aimed to reduce …

The relationships between sensory processing sensitivity, alexithymia, autism, depression, and anxiety

M Liss, J Mailloux, MJ Erchull - Personality and individual differences, 2008 - Elsevier
The goal of the current investigation was to better understand the relationships between the
three recently-developed factors of sensory processing sensitivity (ease of excitation–EOE …

Autism spectrum disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder: An unexplored co-occurrence of conditions

N Haruvi-Lamdan, D Horesh, S Zohar, M Kraus… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder show an increased risk of experiencing potentially
traumatic events, particularly social victimization. However, Autism Spectrum Disorder and …

Rigidity and sensory sensitivity: Independent contributions to selective eating in children, adolescents, and young adults

HF Zickgraf, E Richard, NL Zucker… - Journal of Clinical Child …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Selective or “picky” eating (SE) refers to rejection of a wide range of familiar and
unfamiliar foods based on aversions to their sensory properties. When severe, SE can cause …

Reexamining empathy in autism: Empathic disequilibrium as a novel predictor of autism diagnosis and autistic traits

I Shalev, V Warrier, DM Greenberg, P Smith… - Autism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A large body of research showed that autistic people have intact emotional (affective)
empathy alongside reduced cognitive empathy. However, there are mixed findings and …

Psychometric properties of the autism-spectrum quotient for assessing low and high levels of autistic traits in college students

JL Stevenson, KR Hart - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017 - Springer
The current study systematically investigated the effects of scoring and categorization
methods on the psychometric properties of the Autism-Spectrum Quotient. Four hundred and …

Heightened risk of posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with autism spectrum disorder: The role of cumulative trauma and memory deficits

F Rumball, L Brook, F Happé, A Karl - Research in Developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to be at
increased risk of exposure to traumas such as maltreatment and abuse, however less is …

A comparison of three self-report measures of the broader autism phenotype in a non-clinical sample

B Ingersoll, CJ Hopwood, A Wainer… - Journal of autism and …, 2011 - Springer
Three self-report measures of the broader autism phenotype (BAP) were evaluated in terms
of their internal consistency, distribution of scores, factor structure, and criterion-related …

Is the autism-spectrum quotient a valid measure of traits associated with the autism spectrum? A Rasch validation in adults with and without autism spectrum disorders

LO Lundqvist, H Lindner - Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) is among the most widely used scales
assessing autistic traits in the general population. However, some aspects of the AQ are …