Open AccessMeasurement of Subcategories of Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Adolescents and Adults
Author(s) -
Conor McDermott,
Cristan Farmer,
Katherine Gotham,
Vanessa H. Bal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
autism in adulthood
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2573-959X
pISSN - 2573-9581
DOI - 10.1089/aut.2019.0056
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , psychology , autism , confirmatory factor analysis , exploratory factor analysis , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , developmental psychology , structural equation modeling , power (physics) , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) are core features of autism. Factor-analytic studies comprised primarily of children have provided evidence for two domains of RRBs: Repetitive Sensory Motor (RSM) and Insistence on Sameness (IS) behaviors. The present study explores the validity of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and the Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised (RBS-R) for assessing these RRB subtypes in autistic adolescents and adults.