Broad Autism Phenotype and Gait in Parents of Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder. Research has shown that parents and relatives of children with ASD often exhibit subthreshold ASD-like characteristics known as broad autism phenotype (BAP) as well as impairments in motor behaviours.

Purpose

The current study aimed to examine the BAP traits and motor behaviours, that is, gait in 44 parents of children with ASD and in 48 parents of typically developing children (TD).

Methods

The BAP traits were measured using the broad autism phenotype questionnaire (BAPQ), and a low-cost computer vision-based framework was utilised to quantify the gait in children with ASD and their parents and TD children and their parents.

Results

The parents of children with ASD con

SUBMITTER: Ganai UJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559718 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature