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October 23, 2025Autism ResearchOpen Access

Patterns and Stability of Repetitive and Restricted Behaviors in Chinese Children With Autism: A 1–3 Year Follow‐Up Study

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YHYanting HouWHWenwen HuangLLLin Liu

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Overview

Longitudinal study observed stability of behaviors in autism spectrum disorder, suggesting sex-based differences in severity and diagnostic criteria.

Key Points

  • Sex-based differences in severity were observed among children with autism spectrum disorder, indicating a need for tailored diagnostic criteria.
  • The longitudinal study followed 207 participants to assess the stability of restricted and repetitive behaviors over time.
  • Findings suggest that males exhibited stable symptoms while females showed variability in specific symptoms over the follow-up period.
  • Understanding variance in symptom expression is essential for improving assessments of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism.

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Hou et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f9a0eb8ea8f2f37ee94b08https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70130
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