Variation in Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors and Interests Relates to Inhibitory Control and Shifting in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Faja, Susan; Nelson Darling, Laura
Titel	Variation in Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors and Interests Relates to Inhibitory Control and Shifting in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 5, S.1262-1272 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361318804192
Schlagwörter	Child Behavior; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Interests; Inhibition; Self Control; Executive Function; Interference (Learning); Stroop Color Word Test; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Bildungsinteresse; Hemmung; Selbstbeherrschung
Abstract	Symptoms of restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests in autism are theoretically linked to executive functioning, which includes problem-solving abilities such as inhibition and cognitive flexibility. This study examined whether inhibition and flexibility are related to higher order restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests (e.g. circumscribed interests and ritualistic behavior) and sensorimotor behaviors (e.g. stereotyped and repetitive movements and sensory preoccupations) among 102 school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder who had cognitive abilities in the average or above average range. The ability to inhibit interfering information and shifting ability were related to higher order restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests, and each uniquely accounted for variance. This suggests that the ability to suppress interfering information as well as the ability to flexibly shift between patterns of responding is protective against higher order restricted and repetitive behaviors and interest symptoms in autism. In addition, the ability to proactively slow one's reaction time in order to respond more carefully was related to sensorimotor restricted and repetitive behaviors. These results support the importance of distinguishing between higher order and sensorimotor symptoms due to their distinct relationships to executive functioning abilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01