Table of Contents:
  • History of the Broad Autism Phenotype (BAP) concept
  • Contemporary conceptualizations
  • How and for what purpose we measure the BAP
  • The BAP in the general population: associations with social cognition, social skill, and types of interests
  • The prevalence of BAP in parents of children on the spectrum
  • The association between BAP in parents and clinical symptoms in their children
  • Differences between self-report and informant-reports of BAP traits
  • General conclusions about the BAP.