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Brief Report: Associations Between Self-injurious Behaviors and Abdominal Pain Among Individuals with ASD-Associated Disruptive Mutations.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Sept 2021
Kurtz-Nelson Evangeline C, Tham See Wan, Ahlers Kaitlyn, Cho Daniel, Wallace Arianne S, Eichler Evan E, Bernier Raphael A, Earl Rachel K
Abstract excerpt
Self-injurious behaviors (SIB) are elevated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related genetic disorders, but the genetic and biological mechanisms that contribute to SIB in ASD are poorly understood. This study examined rates and predictors of SIB in 112 individuals with disruptive mutations to ASD-risk genes. Current SIB were reported in 30% of participants and associated with poorer cognitive and adaptive...
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