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Repetitive behavior among autistic children 3–10 years old and a control group in Albania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

Anita Pilika ,
Pasho Maksuti ,
Deana Rama ,
Endri Murati ,
Greta Guga ,
Armand Shehu  and
Artan Simaku
Anita Pilika*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Service, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Pasho Maksuti
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Service, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Deana Rama
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Service, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Endri Murati
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Service, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Greta Guga
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Service, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Armand Shehu
Affiliation:
Neuropediatric Service, University Hospital Centre “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Artan Simaku
Affiliation:
Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Autism is a lifelong disability that impairs 3 main areas; communication skills, social interaction and behavioral patterns.

Objectives

To investigate the repetitive behavior in autistic children 3–10 years old.

Aims

Comparison of repetitive behavior between autistic children with a control group of clinically healthy children matched for age and sex.

Methods

Repetitive Behavior Scale (RBS-R) questionnaire was translated, validated and provided to examine children (n = 70) in each group.

Results

Children with autism show significant behavioral problems as compared to healthy children in all subscales and the full RBS-R. Results of the t-test for independent samples indicated a significant difference in mean score for the children with autism of age 3–6 year old (M = 53.1) and for control group (M = 11.9), t = −13.3, P < 0.01. Also, the mean score of children with autism of age 7–10 year old (M = 54.9) is significantly higher, compared to control group (M = 13.7), t = −12.2, P < 0.01.

Conclusion

This comparison provides information on particular forms of repetitive behavior to further our understanding on these important symptoms.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: child and adolescent psychiatry
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S451 - S452
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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