SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025
Repetitive Behaviors in Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Linking Emotion Dysregulation to Autistic Traits Across Neurodiverse Samples.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Exercise as an Adjunctive Lifestyle Intervention for Psychiatric Comorbidities in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Understanding Sex and Gender Effects on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2026Review
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Clinical Fingerprints of the Comorbidity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Autistic traits and obsessive-compulsive symptom severity: a retrospective six-month follow-up study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Offenders with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Clinical Case Series and Diagnostic Considerations in Forensic Psychiatry.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Balancing Cognitive Flexibility and Stability: The Role of Reward, Autism, and Transdiagnostic Traits.Journal of cognition · 2026Article
- Biological, Psychosocial, and Microbial Determinants of Childhood-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder as a developmental disorder of cognitive-emotional control: a transdiagnostic and family-integrated perspective.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and autism are characterized by the presence of repetitive behaviors. Differentiating between repetitive behaviors attributable to a diagnosis of autism, and those attributable to OCD, poses challenges for differential and co-occurring diagnosis. Differentiation is important to inform appropriate supports and interventions for phenotypically similar but functionally distinct behaviors. In this systematic review, the quantitative literature was examined to explore the similarities and differences in repetitive behaviors (including restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors) in autistic individuals and those with OCD, and those with co-occurring diagnoses, in terms of: (1) expression, (2) content, and (3) associated factors.
methodsThirty-one studies were identified that compared repetitive behaviors in autistic individuals, individuals with OCD, or individuals with both diagnoses.
resultsThe results suggest considerable overlap in the intensity and content of repetitive behaviors between groups. The findings of this review highlight that research aimed specifically at understanding similarities and differences in repetitive behaviors between autistic individuals and individuals with OCD is limited and frequently only compare at total score or composite measure levels.
conclusionFurther research into differences in the presentation of repetitive behaviors at a subscale and item level is required to inform clearer differentiation of specific behaviors in autism versus OCD. Understanding and more accurately differentiating is essential for efficient diagnosis, effective treatment, and better outcomes.
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