ArticleJournal of neurodevelopmental disorders2016
Persistence of self-injurious behaviour in autism spectrum disorder over 3 years: a prospective cohort study of risk markers.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of risk for the development and persistence of self-injurious behavior in intellectual and developmental disabilities.Clinical psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Self-injurious Behaviour in Autism: A Meta-analytic Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Demonstration of Parent Training to Address Early Self-Injury in Young Children with Intellectual and Developmental Delays.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2018Trial
- The Development and Validation of Models of Risk for Behaviours That Challenge in Children With Developmental Disabilities: A Novel Machine Learning Approach.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2026Article
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Associated Factors and Management Difficulties.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Child and Family Characteristics as Predictors of the Severity of Self-injurious Behaviours in Autistic Children and Adolescents.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- "They are hard to navigate" exploring healthcare providers experiences managing Self-Injurious Behaviors among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Uganda.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- The role of life satisfaction, quiet ego and perceived social support in posttraumatic growth of mothers of Turkish children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- Prospective Characterisation of Age-Related Changes in Self-Injurious Behaviour in a Sample of Children With Global Developmental Delay Aged 2-12 Years.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2025Article
- Using machine learning to identify features associated with different types of self-injurious behaviors in autistic youth.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Molecular Pathways, Neural Circuits and Emerging Therapies for Self-Injurious Behaviour.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Behaviours that Challenge in SATB2-associated Syndrome: Correlates of Self-injury, Aggression and Property Destruction.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- The Future of General Psychiatry Must Include Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2024Article
- Brief Report: Investigating Temporal Factors in the Context of Parenting an Autistic Child.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Characteristics of children with autism and unspecified intellectual developmental disorder (intellectual disability) presenting with severe self-injurious behaviours.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Developmental trajectories of challenging behaviors reported retrospectively by Japanese parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Drug-refractory irritability and related factors in autistic children.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Headache in Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Challenging behaviors among students with severe developmental disabilities in Saudi Arabia: Impact of socio-demographic differences.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2023Article
- Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample.Molecular autism · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are few studies documenting the persistence of self-injury in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and consequently limited data on behavioural and demographic characteristics associated with persistence. In this longitudinal study, we investigated self-injury in a cohort of individuals with ASD over 3 years to identify behavioural and demographic characteristics associated with persistence.
methodsCarers of 67 individuals with ASD (Median age of individuals with ASD in years = 13.5, Interquartile Range = 10.00-17.00), completed questionnaires relating to the presence and topography of self-injury at T1 and three years later at T2. Analyses were conducted to evaluate the persistence of self-injury and to evaluate the behavioural and demographic characteristics associated with persistence of self-injury.
resultsAt T2 self-injurious behaviour had persisted in 77.8 % of individuals. Behavioural correlates of being non-verbal, having lower ability and higher levels of overactivity, impulsivity and repetitive behaviour, were associated with self-injury at both time points. Risk markers of impulsivity (p = 0.021) and deficits in social interaction (p = 0.026) at T1 were associated with the persistence of self-injury over 3 years.
conclusionsImpulsivity and deficits in social interaction are associated with persistent self-injury in ASD and thus may act as behavioural risk markers. The identification of these risk markers evidences a role for behaviour dysregulation in the development and maintenance of self-injury. The findings have clinical implications for proactive intervention; these behavioural characteristics may be utilised to identify 'at risk' individuals for whom self-injury is likely to be persistent and therefore those individuals for whom early intervention may be most warranted.
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