The Broader Autism Phenotype, Social Interaction Anxiety, and Loneliness: Implications for Social Functioning

• Published in: Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 246 - 255
• Main Authors: Lamport, Dustin, Zlomke, Kimberly R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.09.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anxiety; Autism; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Interpersonal relations; Loneliness; Pervasive developmental disorders; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Risk factors; Social aspects; Social Sciences; Loneliness; Broader autism phenotype; Personality; Social interaction anxiety; Social functioning

Recent research has begun to focus on the subclinical presentation of autistic-like traits in individuals, a construct termed the broader autism phenotype (BAP). The presence of the BAP has been established in both first-degree relatives of individuals with autism as well as in the general populatio...