ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Sex Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Repetitive Behaviors and Adaptive Functioning.
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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
- Sex Differences in the Developmental Trajectories of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Current developmental disorders reports · 2023Article
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- Patterns of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Toddlers and Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Soa--ch'ongsonyon chongsin uihak = Journal of child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Article
- Sex-related differences in clinical characteristics of children with ASD without ID: Results from the ELENA cohort.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- A machine learning-based diagnostic model for children with autism spectrum disorders complicated with intellectual disability.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Emotional Dysregulation and Adaptive Functioning in Preschoolers With Autism Spectrum Disorder or Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Sex differences in restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have been explored with mixed findings. We aimed to investigate sex differences in RRBs through a specific measure-i.e., the Repetitive Behavior Scale Revised (RBS-R)-in a sample of preschool-age and school-age children with ASD. Additionally, we evaluated if RRBs were differently related to adaptive functioning within the male and the female age groups. A sample of 210 ASD individuals (3-18 years; 145 males, 65 females) underwent an in-depth assessment including a cognitive, adaptive functioning evaluation (i.e., the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, Second Edition (ABAS-II)) and RRBs assessment (i.e., RBS-R). No significant sex differences on the RBS-R total score or any RBS-R subscale emerged. Within the group of older participants, RRBs were negatively associated with all adaptive skill domains independently from sex and age. Our results suggest a lack of sex differences in RRBs in our sample. Additionally, our findings highlight the possible negative impact of RRBs on adaptive skills in older individuals with autism, emphasizing the need for autistic individuals of both sexes to undergo an early intervention targeting RRBs, in order to improve their adaptive skills.
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