Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities · 2008 · 274 citations · 12 references
Challenging BehaviorsAutism Spectrum DisordersEducationPsychologySocial SciencesNeurodiversityClinical PsychologyAsd SymptomsAutismBehavioral IssueChild AssessmentDevelopmental DisorderModerate AsdBehavioural ProblemChild PsychologyBehavioral SciencesPsychiatrySocial SkillsSevere AsdChild DevelopmentNeurodevelopmental DisordersAutistic WomanPediatricsPsychopathology
Abstract Challenging behaviors were assessed in 313 children, and it was demonstrated that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exhibited greater levels of challenging behavior than both normally developing controls and children with psychopathology or atypical development. Next, we examined the relation between challenging behaviors and symptoms of autism in children with ASD. Severity of ASD was positively related to the number and intensity of challenging behaviors, and those with severe ASD exhibited significantly higher levels of problem behaviors than children with mild or moderate ASD. In addition, clusters of ASD symptoms were able to accurately predict endorsements of 8 of the 18 challenging behaviors assessed. Implications for the assessment and intervention of ASD and challenging behaviors are discussed. KEYWORDS: challenging behaviorsautism spectrum disorderschildren
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Glynis H. Murphy, Julie Beadle‐Brown, Lorna Wing et al. · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · 2005 · 247 citations
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