Repetitive and stereotyped behaviours in pervasive developmental disorders

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 573-581

  Carcani Rathwell, Iris ^a,d   Rabe Hasketh, Sophia ^b   Santosh, Paramala J ^c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive rigidity; Mental retardation; Pervasive developmental disorders; Repetitive and stereotyped behaviours; Sensory and motor stereotypies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BOY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIRL; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; STEREOTYPY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER;

EID: 33646750916     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01565.x     Document Type: Article

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