Are restricted and repetitive behaviours in two- and six-year-olds associated with emotional and behavioural difficulties?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour (RRBs) serve an adaptive role in development. Elevated levels of RRBs beyond the early years, however, are associated with poorer outcome in language, cognition, and wellbeing, and are seen across a range of neurodevelopmental conditions. This study aimed to characterize the association of distinct RRB subtypes at two and six years of age, with internalising and externalising difficulties in a community sample of children.

Methods

485 parents reported on their child's insistence on sameness (IS) and repetitive sensory and motor (RSM) RRBs at two and six years of age using the Repetitive Behaviour Questionnaire (RBQ-2). Emotional and behavioural difficulties were measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionn

SUBMITTER: Carrington SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472799 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature