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ERIC Number: EJ614744
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Varieties of Repetitive Behavior in Autism: Comparisons to Mental Retardation.
Bodfish, James W.; Symons, Frank J.; Parker, Dawn E.; Lewis, Mark H.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v30 n3 p237-43 Jun 2000
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)
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Predictor Variables, Self Injurious Behavior, Severity (of Disability)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Obsessive Compulsive Behavior