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Editorial: Sensory Features and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder

By AACAP Journal 1 min read

Sensory differences have been recognized as a feature of autism since Leo Kanner, and current diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) list hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual sensory interests as one of four manifestations of restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs).1 So far, the underlying structure of heterogeneous sensory features has been examined separately from the features of RRBs,2 leaving the question of whether or not they should be viewed as a subdomain of RRBs without solid empirical evidence. — Excerpt from Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Read More

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