Restricted and repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders: A review of research in the last decade

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 562-593

  Leekam, Susan R ^a   Prior, Margot R ^b   Uljarevic, Mirko ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs); Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; HUMAN; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79959944023     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023341     Document Type: Article

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