Restricted, Repetitive Patterns of Behaviour, Interests, or Activities and Autism

Studies and Reviews

This page provides details of some of the most significant scientific studies and reviews on restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities in autistic people.

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Related Studies and Reviews

• Baron-Cohen S. (1989) Do autistic children have obsessions and compulsions? British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 28(99), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Boyd B. A., McDonough S. G., Bodfish J. W. (2012) Evidence-based behavioral interventions for repetitive behaviors in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 42(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Carrasco M., Volkmar F. R., Bloch M. H. (2012) Pharmacologic treatment of repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders: Evidence of publication bias. Pediatrics. 129(5), Read Abstract (New Window) Read Full (New Window)
  
  
• Geurts H. M., Corbett B. A., Solomon M. (2009) The paradox of cognitive flexibility in autism. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Gunn K. C. M., Delafield-Butt J. T. (2016) Teaching children with autism spectrum disorder with restricted interests: A review of evidence for best practice. Review of Educational Research. 86(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Harrop C. (2015) Evidence-based, parent-mediated interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorder: The case of restricted and repetitive behaviors. Autism. 19(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Lanovaz M. J., Sladeczek I. (2012) Vocal stereotypy in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: A review of behavioral interventions. Behavior Modification. 36(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Leekam S., Prior M. R., Uljarevic M. (2011) Restricted and repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders: A review of research in the last decade. Psychological Bulletin. Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Mandy W. P. L., Skuse D. H. (2008) Research review: What is the association between the social-communication element of autism and repetitive interests, behaviours and activities? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 49(8), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• McDougle C. J., Kresch L. E., Posey D. J. (2000) Repetitive thoughts and behavior in pervasive developmental disorders: treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 30(5), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Patterson S. Y., Smith V., Jelen M. (2010) Behavioural intervention practices for stereotypic and repetitive behaviour in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 52(4), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Petrus C. et al. (2008) Effects of exercise interventions on stereotypic behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorder. Canadian Physiotherapy Association. 60(2), Read Abstract (New Window) Read Extract (New Window)
  
  
• Rajapakse T., Pringsheim T. (2010) Pharmacotherapeutics of tourette syndrome and stereotypies in autism. Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 17(4), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Rapp J. T., Vollmer T. R. (2005) Stereotypy II: a review of neurobiological interpretations and suggestions for an integration with behavioral methods. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 26(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Reed F. D. D., Hirst J. M., Hyman S. R. (2012) Assessment and treatment of stereotypic behavior in children with autism and other developmental disabilities: A thirty year review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 6(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Soorya L., Hollander E., Kiarashi J. (2008) Psychopharmacologic interventions for repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 17(4), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Turner M. (1999) Annotation: Repetitive behaviour in autism: a review of psychological research. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 40(6), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Zarafshan H. et al. (2017) Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on stereotyped and repetitive behaviors of preschool children with autism: a systematic review. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. 8(2), Read Abstract (New Window) Read Full (New Window)
  
  

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16 Jun 2022