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ERIC Number: EJ1375076
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1944-7515
EISSN: EISSN-1944-7558
The Executive Function Account of Repetitive Behavior: Evidence from Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome
Waite, Jane; Beck, Sarah R.; Powis, Laurie; Oliver, Chris
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v128 n1 p49-65 Jan 2023
In this study, we focus on Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) to explore the associations between executive function deficits and repetitive behaviors. Thirty individuals with RTS completed direct assessments of inhibition, working memory and set-shifting. Informants completed repetitive behavior and executive function questionnaires. Repetitive questions were associated with poorer inhibition and working memory. Stereotypy was associated with poorer inhibition. Adherence to routines was associated with poorer set-shifting, but only on the parental report measure. No other associations were evident. There is evidence of an association between specific repetitive behaviors and executive functioning in RTS, suggesting executive dysfunction may underpin behavioral difference in RTS. The findings point towards specific associations that are of interest for further research across populations in which repetitive behaviors are present.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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