Varieties of Repetitive Behavior in Autism: Comparisons to Mental Retardation

A study compared specific repetitive behaviors in 32 adults with autism with 34 controls with mental retardation. The occurrence of each behavior category, except dyskinesias, was higher in individuals with autism and they showed a greater number of topographies of stereotypy and compulsions. Repeti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2000-06, Vol.30 (3), p.237-243
Hauptverfasser:	Bodfish, James W, Symons, Frank J, Parker, Dawn E, Lewis, Mark H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Adults Autism Autistic Disorder - complications Autistic Disorder - diagnosis Autistic Disorder - psychology Autistic people Behavior Disorders Behavior Patterns Biological and medical sciences Child Development Female Humans Incidence Intellectual deficiency Intellectual Disability - complications Intellectual Disability - diagnosis Intellectual Disability - psychology Learning disabled people Male Medical sciences Mental Retardation Obsessive Compulsive Behavior Predictor Variables Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Repetition Repetitive behaviour Self Injurious Behavior Severity (of Disability) Severity of Illness Index Stereotypic Movement Disorder - complications Stereotypic Movement Disorder - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	A study compared specific repetitive behaviors in 32 adults with autism with 34 controls with mental retardation. The occurrence of each behavior category, except dyskinesias, was higher in individuals with autism and they showed a greater number of topographies of stereotypy and compulsions. Repetitive behavior severity also predicated autism severity. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
ISSN:	0162-3257 1573-3432
DOI:	10.1023/A:1005596502855