Relations of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors to Social Skills in Toddlers with Autism

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Title: Relations of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors to Social Skills in Toddlers with Autism
Language: English
Authors: Chaxiong, Pang, Burrows, Catherine, Botteron, Kelly N., Dager, Stephen R., Estes, Annette M., Hazlett, Heather C., Schultz, Robert T., Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie, Piven, Joseph, Wolff, Jason (ORCID 0000-0003-4300-8195)
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Apr 2022 52(4):1423-1434.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2022
Sponsoring Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
Contract Number: R01MH116961
P30HD03110
R01HD05574
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Repetition, Self Destructive Behavior, Psychomotor Skills
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05014-8
ISSN: 0162-3257
Abstract: We examined the relations of restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB; insistence on sameness, repetitive sensory-motor, self-injurious behavior) to social skills overall and aspects that comprise social skills as measured by the VABS-II (coping skills, play/leisure time, interpersonal relationships) in 24- (n = 63) and 36-month old (n = 35), high-familial-risk toddlers with ASD. Hierarchical linear regression results indicated that repetitive sensory-motor was the best predictor of social skills overall. Secondary results indicated that all three RRB subtypes were associated with each subdomain of social skills; however, repetitive sensory-motor was the strongest and most consistent among these effects. While our results suggests a general negative relation of subtypes of RRB to aspects of adaptive social function, repetitive sensory-motor behaviors may be of particular relevance to the development of social skills during toddlerhood. [This article was written with the IBIS Network.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: EJ1330304
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:We examined the relations of restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB; insistence on sameness, repetitive sensory-motor, self-injurious behavior) to social skills overall and aspects that comprise social skills as measured by the VABS-II (coping skills, play/leisure time, interpersonal relationships) in 24- (n = 63) and 36-month old (n = 35), high-familial-risk toddlers with ASD. Hierarchical linear regression results indicated that repetitive sensory-motor was the best predictor of social skills overall. Secondary results indicated that all three RRB subtypes were associated with each subdomain of social skills; however, repetitive sensory-motor was the strongest and most consistent among these effects. While our results suggests a general negative relation of subtypes of RRB to aspects of adaptive social function, repetitive sensory-motor behaviors may be of particular relevance to the development of social skills during toddlerhood. [This article was written with the IBIS Network.]
ISSN:0162-3257
DOI:10.1007/s10803-021-05014-8