Restrictive Repetitive Behavior In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review
Desiyani Nani, Saryono, Dian Ramawati, Hikmi Muharromah Pratiwi4

Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Abstract

Background: Restrictive and repetitive behavior (RRB) is indicated by bounded and restricted interests, activities, sensory sensitivities, and stereotypical and repetitive motor movements of limited interest. RRB is most strongly associated with autism but occurs in a number of other clinical disorders as well as in typical development. Purpose: This study aims to determine previous studies on the identification of restricted and repetitive behaviors to predict autism spectrum disorders in children. Methods: This study was a systematic review study approach. Collecting articles from electronic databases including Pub Med, Science Direct, Google scholar. The articles taken are those published within the last 10 years. The keywords used in this systematic review are Restrictive Repetitive Behaviors AND Autism Spectrum Disorders^.
Results: Based on the 7 selected articles, there were shown the emergence of RRB in pre-school age children is a negative prognostic indicator for the future. The effect of RRB at the age of 1-2 years and 3-5 years on cognitive function, adaptive ability and leads to ASD symptoms at the age of 8-10 years. Conclusion: Restricted and repetitive behavior (RRB) detected in a child can be used to predict autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Keywords: Restrictive-repetitive behavior, Autism spectrum disorder, stereotyping, motor, sensory

Topic: Maternal and child health