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Repetitive Behavior Profiles in Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism

South, Mikle, Ozonoff, Sally, McMahon, William M.·2005·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
DOI 10.1007/s10803-004-1992-8
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Although repetitive behaviors are a core diagnostic domain for autism spectrum disorders, research in this area has been neglected. This study had two major aims: (1) to provide a detailed characterization of repetitive behaviors in individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS), high-functioning autism (HFA), and typically developing controls (TD); and (2) to examine whether differences in repetitive behavior profiles could provide evidence for the external validity of AS separate from HFA. Specifically, it was hypothesized that circumscribed interests would be more prevalent and cause more impairment in the AS group than the HFA group, while the reverse would be true for other categories of repetitive behavior. The parent(s) of 61 children and adolescents (19 with AS, 21 with HFA, and 21 TD) completed two interviews focused specifically on lifetime and current repetitive behavior symptoms. No reliable differences in repetitive behavior between AS and HFA children were found. Results suggested that circumscribed interests differ in developmental course from the three other DSM-IV-TR categories of repetitive behavior. Internal consistency among the four DSM-IV-TR categories of repetitive behavior was high, alpha = .84, providing evidence for a unitary repetitive behaviors factor. The importance of expanding research in the repetitive behavior domain is highlighted as part of the necessary integration of behavioral and neurobiological approaches to understanding the etiology of autis…

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  • People diagnosed with Asperger's disorder cannot be clearly differentiated from those with high-functioning autism.

    “Several studies have found that people diagnosed with Asperger's disorder cannot be clearly differentiated from those with high-functioning autism, likely in part because the majority of people diagnosed with Asperger's disorder actually met DSM-IV autism criteria (Bennett et al. 2008, Kamp-Becker et al. 2010, South et al. 2005, Woodbury-Smith et al. 2005).”

    From Recent Advances in Autism Research as Reflected in DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015) · cites this paper as South et al. 2005

  • The majority of people diagnosed with Asperger's disorder actually met DSM-IV autism criteria.

    “Several studies have found that people diagnosed with Asperger's disorder cannot be clearly differentiated from those with high-functioning autism, likely in part because the majority of people diagnosed with Asperger's disorder actually met DSM-IV autism criteria (Bennett et al. 2008, Kamp-Becker et al. 2010, South et al. 2005, Woodbury-Smith et al. 2005).”

    From Recent Advances in Autism Research as Reflected in DSM-5 Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (2015) · cites this paper as South et al. 2005

  • Self-injurious behaviour in ASC is conceptualised differently than NSSI in the general population, as primarily a restricted and repetitive behaviour characteristic of ASC.

    “For example, self-injurious behaviour in ASC [34] is conceptualised rather differently than NSSI in the general population, as primarily a restricted and repetitive behaviour characteristic of ASC [35].”

    From Risk markers for suicidality in autistic adults (2018) · cites this paper as [35]

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Authors
South, M., Ozonoff, S., & McMahon, W. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Utah (US)
  • University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author
Ozonoff, Sally
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2005-04
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pages
145-158
ISSN
  • 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3432
DOI
10.1007/s10803-004-1992-8
OpenAlex
W1963957274
Cited by
423
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • World Health Organization
  • National Institutes of Health (5f31mh012566-02)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (F-31 MH12566)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
repetitive behavior, Asperger syndrome, high-functioning autism, circumscribed interests, autism spectrum disorder, children and adolescents
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Autistic Disorder, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Severity of Illness Index, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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