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Circumscribed Interests

Circumscribed Interests is a psychological construct characterized by an intense, narrow focus on specific topics or activities to the exclusion of broader interests, commonly observed within the domain of repetitive behaviors in neurodevelopmental conditions.

59

Publications

4.2K

Citations

186

Authors

93

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

16

Variants

Special Interests

Parents

Publications

59

Association Between Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors and Nonverbal IQ in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Somer Bishop, Jennifer Richler, Catherine Lord · Child Neuropsychology · 2006 · 345 citations

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Evidence for three subtypes of repetitive behavior in autism that differ in familiality and association with other symptoms

Kristen S. L. Lam, James W. Bodfish, Joseph Piven · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2008 · 324 citations · Full text

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Children with autism demonstrate circumscribed attention during passive viewing of complex social and nonsocial picture arrays

Noah J. Sasson, Lauren Turner‐Brown, Tia N. Holtzclaw et al. · Autism Research · 2008 · 312 citations · Full text

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Circumscribed Interests in Higher Functioning Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Exploratory Study

Ami Klin, Judith H. Danovitch, Amanda B. Merz et al. · Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities · 2007 · 220 citations

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Misrepresenting Communities: The Politics of Community‐Based Rural Ecotourism in Gales Point Manatee, Belize<sup>1</sup>

JiU M. Belsky · Rural Sociology · 1999 · 218 citations

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Authors

186

  1. JW
    James W. Bodfish

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    4 publications · 906 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. NJ
    Noah J. Sasson

    The University of Texas at Dallas, United States

    4 publications · 600 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. SW
    Sallie W. Nowell

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 221 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. KS
    Kristen S. L. Lam

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 806 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. CH
    Clare Harrop

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 221 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

93

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    286 citations

  3. The University of Texas at Dallas

    Richardson, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    321 citations

  4. Center for Autism and Related Disorders

    San Fernando, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    593 citations

  5. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    182 citations

  6. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    197 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    18 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    55 citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 191 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    3 publications · 247 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. Autism Research

    3 publications · 464 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. Autism

    2 publications · 279 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. Molecular Autism

    MA · 2 publications · 136 citations

    2

    h-index

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