Journal article
Deconstructing the repetitive behaviour phenotype in autism spectrum disorder through a large population-based analysis
M Uljarević, MN Cooper, K Bebbington, EJ Glasson, MT Maybery, K Varcin, GA Alvares, J Wray, SR Leekam, AJO Whitehouse
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13203
Abstract
Objective: Restricted and repetitive pattern of behaviours and interests (RRB) are a cardinal feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but there remains uncertainty about how these diverse behaviours vary according to individual characteristics. This study provided the largest exploration to date of the relationship between Repetitive Motor Behaviours, Rigidity/Insistence on Sameness and Circumscribed Interests with other individual characteristics in newly diagnosed individuals with ASD. Method: Participants (N = 3,647; 17.7% females; Mage = 6.6 years [SD = 4.7]) were part of the Western Australian (WA) Register for ASD, an independent, prospective collection of demographic and diagnostic..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Research reported in this study was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship to author AJOW (APP1077966). M.U. is currently supported by the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award from the Australian Research Council (DE180100632). The authors have declared that they have no competing or potential conflicts of interest.