Obilježja stereotipnih ponašanja u odraslih

Restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviors and interests are a core feature of autism spectrum disorder. They can also be found at people with intellectual disabilities as well as the people with different sensory disabilities, but there is a lack of data demonstrating the frequency of stereotyped patterns of behaviors in a population of typically developing adults. Purpose of this study is to determine stereotyped patterns of behaviors and repetitive interests at normally developing adults. For this purpose, sixty typically developing students matched by gender, aged between 19 and 25, were examined on 5 items of domain D. Stereotyped behaviors and repetitive interests of ADOS-2 Modul 4. Participants did not demonstrate the presence of atypical patterns of behaviors on any of the examined items. The results suggest the absence of stereotyped behaviors as well as the absence of restricted and repetitive interests at adults.