Risk Factors Associated with Self-Injurious Behaviors in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autor/inn/en	Duerden, Emma G.; Oatley, Hannah K.; Mak-Fan, Kathleen M.; McGrath, Patricia A.; Taylor, Margot J.; Szatmari, Peter; Roberts, S. Wendy
Titel	Risk Factors Associated with Self-Injurious Behaviors in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (2012) 11, S.2460-2470 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-012-1497-9
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Ability; Injuries; At Risk Persons; Self Destructive Behavior; Children; Adolescents; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Perceptual Impairments; Sensory Experience; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Competence; Age Differences; Behavior Disorders; Autism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Risikogruppe; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Perceptual handicaps; Wahrnehmungsstörung; Sinnerfahrung; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Autismus
Abstract	While self-injurious behaviors (SIB) can cause significant morbidity for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), little is known about its associated risk factors. We assessed 7 factors that may influence self-injury in a large cohort of children with ASD: (a) atypical sensory processing; (b) impaired cognitive ability; (c) abnormal functional communication; (d) abnormal social functioning; (e) age; (f) the need for sameness; (g) rituals and compulsions. Half (52.3%, n = 126) of the children (n = 241, aged 2-19 years) demonstrated SIB. Abnormal sensory processing was the strongest single predictor of self-injury followed by sameness, impaired cognitive ability and social functioning. Since atypical sensory processing and sameness have a greater relative impact on SIB, treatment approaches that focus on these factors may be beneficial in reducing self-harm in children with ASD. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10