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ERIC Number: EJ983183
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Nov
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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The Relationship between Anxiety and Repetitive Behaviours in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Rodgers, J.; Glod, M.; Connolly, B.; McConachie, H.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v42 n11 p2404-2409 Nov 2012
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are vulnerable to anxiety. Repetitive behaviours are a core feature of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and have been associated with anxiety. This study examined repetitive behaviours and anxiety in two groups of children with autism spectrum disorder, those with high anxiety and those with lower levels of anxiety. Children with high anxiety had more repetitive behaviours than those without anxiety. Within the anxiety sample, higher levels of insistence on sameness were associated with more anxiety. No association was found between sensory motor repetitive behaviours and anxiety in this group. In the non-anxious sample, anxiety was associated with sensory motor repetitive behaviours. These findings indicate a differential relationship for repetitive behaviours in relation to anxious and non-anxious children with ASD. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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