Abstract
This study examined whether language skills and nonverbal cognitive skills were associated with clinician-observed restricted
and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) in a sample of 115 children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at ages 2 and 3. By age 3,
RRBs were significantly negatively correlated with receptive and expressive language, as well as nonverbal cognitive skills.
Increases in receptive and expressive language from age 2 to 3 significantly predicted decreases in RRBs, controlling for
age in months, time between visits, and gains in nonverbal cognitive skills. This study contributes to the limited research
that has examined early patterns and predictors of RRBs in young children with ASD.
and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) in a sample of 115 children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) at ages 2 and 3. By age 3,
RRBs were significantly negatively correlated with receptive and expressive language, as well as nonverbal cognitive skills.
Increases in receptive and expressive language from age 2 to 3 significantly predicted decreases in RRBs, controlling for
age in months, time between visits, and gains in nonverbal cognitive skills. This study contributes to the limited research
that has examined early patterns and predictors of RRBs in young children with ASD.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-8
- DOI 10.1007/s10803-012-1463-6
- Authors
- Corey E. Ray-Subramanian, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Susan Ellis Weismer, Waisman Center & Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Online ISSN 1573-3432
- Print ISSN 0162-3257