Sensory over-responsivity, repetitive behavior, and emotional functioning in boys with and without autism spectrum disorder
•Sensory sensitivity & restricted/repetitive behavior are associated with internalizing symptoms.•Both are independently predictive of internalized behaviors.•Older school-aged boys with ASD exhibit higher levels of all three of these variables than typically developing boys. Children with ASD m...
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| Published in: | Research in autism spectrum disorders 2020-07, Vol.75, p.101573, Article 101573 |
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| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | •Sensory sensitivity & restricted/repetitive behavior are associated with internalizing symptoms.•Both are independently predictive of internalized behaviors.•Older school-aged boys with ASD exhibit higher levels of all three of these variables than typically developing boys.
Children with ASD may be more prone to sensory over-responsivity and RRB than their typically developing peers. However, few studies have examined potential links between internalizing and externalizing behavior patterns, RRB, and sensory over-responsivity in school-aged children with ASD when compared to typically developing peers. This study explored whether internalizing and/or externalizing behaviors are associated with RRB and sensory over-responsivity in older school-aged boys with and without ASD.
Secondary data analyses were performed using age-matched groups of boys with IQ > 75 (n = 39 with ASD and n = 39 TD). Measures included the Sensory Over-Responsivity Scales, Child Behavior Checklist, and Social Responsiveness Scale.
The ASD group had significantly higher sensory over-responsivity, internalizing, externalizing and restricted and repetitive behavior than typically developing peers (ps |
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| ISSN: | 1750-9467 1878-0237 |