TY - JOUR
T1 - Repetitive behaviors
T2 - Listening to the voice of people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder
AU - Manor-Binyamini, Iris
AU - Schreiber-Divon, Michal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - This study examined how people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) perceive and explain their own repetitive behaviors. Despite the wealth of knowledge on repetitive behaviors in HFASD, there are few studies on repetitive behaviors from the perspective of adults with HFASD. Here, data were collected from semi structured, phenomenological interviews with 16 adults (aged 35–55 years) with ASD. The findings indicated four main reasons for repetitive behavior: enhancing the ability to function; reducing external stimuli and avoiding communication; coping with stress, distress, and excitement; and coping with social communication. Conclusion: The findings suggest that repetitive behaviors play a functional role in people with HFASD and also serve as a way for these individuals to cope with their environment.
AB - This study examined how people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) perceive and explain their own repetitive behaviors. Despite the wealth of knowledge on repetitive behaviors in HFASD, there are few studies on repetitive behaviors from the perspective of adults with HFASD. Here, data were collected from semi structured, phenomenological interviews with 16 adults (aged 35–55 years) with ASD. The findings indicated four main reasons for repetitive behavior: enhancing the ability to function; reducing external stimuli and avoiding communication; coping with stress, distress, and excitement; and coping with social communication. Conclusion: The findings suggest that repetitive behaviors play a functional role in people with HFASD and also serve as a way for these individuals to cope with their environment.
KW - Autism Spectrum Disorder
KW - People
KW - Perspective
KW - Repetitive behaviors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063940497&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.04.001
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AN - SCOPUS:85063940497
SN - 1750-9467
VL - 64
SP - 23
EP - 30
JO - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
JF - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
ER -