Clinical Characteristics of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder According to the Presence of Motor Stereotypes

Autor: Jung-Woo Son, Hee-Jeong Yoo, Min-Sup Shin, In-Hee Cho, Sook-Hyung Song, Je-Wook Kang, Jae-Won Kim, Jeonghoon Bae, Bung Nyun Kim, Soo-Churl Cho, Young-Hui Yang, Un-Sun Chung, Ji-Soon Kim, Tae Won Park
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 26:22-29
ISSN: 1225-729X
DOI: 10.5765/jkacap.2015.26.1.22
Popis: Objectives : Repetitive and stereotyped behaviors are core symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The purpose of our study was to investigate the frequency of motor stereotypes in ASD children and their clinical features. Methods : Among 171 ASD children (age range, 3-15), the ASD group with motor stereotypes was defined according to two items in the Korean version of Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (K-ADI-R). We compared the clinical features, behavior problems and severity of other domains in the K-ADI-R and executive functions between the ASD group with motor stereotypes and the ASD group without motor stereotypes. Results : Ninety (52.6%) of 171 ASD children had motor stereotypes. The ASD group with motor stereotypes had a lower intelligence quotient score (62.23 vs. 84.94, p
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