ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2019
Sex differences in restricted repetitive behaviors and interests in children with autism spectrum disorder: An Autism Treatment Network study.
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- Characteristics of restricted interests in girls with ASD compared to boys: a systematic review of the literature.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Sex Differences in Autistic Youth Born Extremely Preterm.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Association of Irritability with Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors and Social Communication Challenges in Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Social Communication, Repetitive Behaviors and Interests, and Adaptive Behavior in Girls With Autism Spectrum Disorder Without Intellectual Disability.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
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- Cortico-basal ganglia white matter microstructure is linked to restricted repetitive behavior in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autism · 2024Article
- Characterizing individual differences in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a descriptive study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Barriers to an Autistic Identity: How RRBs may Contribute to the Underdiagnosis of Females.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2023Article
- Impaired Biological Motion Processing and Motor Skills in Adults with Autistic Traits.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
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- Repetitive and restricted behaviors and interests in autism spectrum disorder: relation to individual characteristics and mental health problems.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Psychological Distress in Family Caregivers of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disability in the UK.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Sex Differences in the Developmental Trajectories of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Current developmental disorders reports · 2023Article
- Sex-Based Differences in Autism Symptoms in a Large, Clinically-Referred Sample of Preschool-Aged Children with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Subdomains of restricted and repetitive behaviors within autism: Exploratory structural equation modeling using the diagnostic interview for social and communication disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Compared to the social communication domain, considerably less is known about the cause, development, and impact of restricted, repetitive behaviors interests and activities in children with autism spectrum disorder, including possible sex differences. This study examined sex differences in clinically identified (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) restricted and repetitive behavior symptoms using the largest known sample (N = 1024) of age-matched and intelligence quotient-matched female and male children with autism spectrum disorder. More similarities than differences were observed; however, younger higher functioning and older lower functioning females presented reduced rates on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule restricted and repetitive behavior subcategory unusually repetitive/excessive, stereotyped behaviors compared to similar males. These findings identify key restricted and repetitive behavior similarities and differences among young females and males with autism spectrum disorder and emphasize the need for a deeper understanding of the female autism phenotype.
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