Application of the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised - Italian version - in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder
| Autor: | Angela Cosenza, Filippo Muratori, Sara Calderoni, Sara Baldini, Roberta Igliozzi, Sonia Cerullo, Fabio Apicella, Giulia Balboni, Jenny Brocchini, Antonio Narzisi, Ilaria Domenici, Raffaella Tancredi, Francesca Fulceri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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validity Autism Spectrum Disorder Behavioral Symptoms Diagnostic accuracy Developmental psychology Repetitive behavior Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 0302 clinical medicine Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Preschoolers Repetitive Behaviors Scale-Revised (RBS-R) Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) Clinical Psychology Developmental and Educational Psychology Intelligence Tests 05 social sciences Age Factors Global Rating Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Italy Autism spectrum disorder Scale (social sciences) Child Preschool Female Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology Affect (psychology) behavioral disciplines and activities 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors mental disorders medicine ROC analysis matching Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Receiver operating characteristic Infant Reproducibility of Results Translating medicine.disease ROC Curve Autism Stereotyped Behavior 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Popis: | Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities (RRB) are mandatory features for a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders-fifth edition (DSM-5). Despite the strong diagnostic role of RRB, their expressiveness and their relationship with other clinical/demographic features in ASD is not fully elucidated. The Italian version of the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R) was applied to a relatively large sample of preschool-aged children with ASD who underwent a comprehensive clinical assessment. The relationship between RRB and sex, age, non-verbal IQ, autism severity, as well as the diagnostic accuracy of the RBS-R were explored. Stereotyped and Ritualistic/Sameness behaviors were the most common RRB in preschoolers with ASD, without widespread differences between males and females. No significant correlations between RRB and chronological age, or non-verbal IQ were detected. The expressiveness of ritualistic/sameness behaviors positively correlated with autism severity, assessed through the Calibrated Severity Score (CSS) derived from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) analysis showed high diagnostic accuracy using the Global Rating Score, which represents the judgment of the parents of as the RRB affect the child's life. However, while the Global Rating Score performed well, the remaining subscales did not. This investigation extends the limited research on early pattern and associated features of RRB in young children with ASD. The use of the RBS-R may increase the knowledge of the RRB complexity and variability and in turn improve the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within the autistic spectrum. |
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