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

• Main Authors: Sarah J. Carrington (Author), Mirko Uljarević (Author), Elizabeth Meins (Author), Charles Fernyhough (Author), Helen McConachie (Author), Ann Le Couteur (Author), Susan R. Leekam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 condi...