Every individual possesses some degree of Asperger's traits on a continuum
Substantial empirical research confirms that autistic traits and broader autism phenotypes exist on a continuous distribution across the general population rather than strictly as a binary diagnosis.
The claim posits that every individual possesses some degree of Asperger's (autism spectrum) traits on a continuum. Papers 2, 5, 9, and 10 directly support the concept of an autism spectrum continuum extending into the general population (autistic-like traits / broader autism phenotype). No papers refute this continuous dimensional view, leading to a verdict of SUPPORTED.
Abu-Akel A, Allison C, Baron-Cohen S, Heinke D. The distribution of autistic traits across the autism spectrum: evidence for discontinuous dimensional subpopulations underlying the autism continuum.. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0275-3
Paper 2 demonstrates that autistic traits are distributed along a continuous dimension within general populations.
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A. M. Kellerman, A. J. Schwichtenberg, B. L. Tonnsen, G. Posada, S. P. Lane. Dyadic interactions in children exhibiting the broader autism phenotype: Is the broader autism phenotype distinguishable from typical development?. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2062
Paper 5 discusses the broader autism phenotype in families and non-clinical developmental contexts.
I. Nenadić, Yvonne Schröder, Jonas Hoffmann, Ulrika Evermann, J. Pfarr, A. Bergmann, Daniela Michelle Hohmann, Boris Keil, Ahmad Abu-Akel, S. Stroth, Inge Kamp-Becker, Andreas Jansen, Sarah Grezellschak, T. Meller. Superior temporal sulcus folding, functional network connectivity, and autistic-like traits in a non-clinical population. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-024-00623-3
Paper 9 links autistic-like traits in non-clinical populations to structural and functional brain markers, supporting a neurobiological continuum.
Erin O’Connor, K. Treyvaud, Cherie C. Green, J. Green, Teresa Iacono, Murray T. Maybery, Leonie Segal, V. Slonims, Kandice J. Varcin, M. W. Wan, A. Whitehouse, K. Hudry. Caregiver broader autism phenotype does not moderate the effect of early caregiver-mediated support on infant language outcomes.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102093
Paper 10 examines subclinical broader autism features (BAP) in caregivers within the general population.
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