Personality characteristics of the parents of autistic individuals

J. Piven; R. Landa; J. Lainhart; P. Bolton; G. A. Chase

doi:10.1017/S0033291700027938

Personality characteristics of the parents of autistic individuals

J. Piven, R. Landa, J. Lainhart, P. Bolton, G. A. Chase

Kennedy Krieger Institute

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Personality characteristics of 87 parents of autistic probands and 38 parents of Down’ syndrome probands were examined using a standardized personality interview. Using best-estimate ratings derived from subject and informant interviews, parents of autistic individuals were rated significantly higher than controls on three characteristics : aloof, untactful and undemonstrative. When ratings were based on interviews with subjects only, parents of autistic probands were rated as significantly more aloof, untactful and unresponsive. There were no significant differences between parent groups on ratings based on informant interviews only. The implications of these findings for future family studies of autism are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	783-795
Number of pages	13
Journal	Psychological medicine
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700027938
State	Published - Aug 1994

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