In:
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Wiley, Vol. 2, No. 3 ( 2015-09), p. 237-242
Abstract:
Background: Tics are common in people with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ). However, their phenomenology and characteristics have not been studied in detail. Methods: Based on video sequences of 21 adults with ASD without intellectual disability and 16 adults with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome ( GTS ), tic severity, tic repertoires, and tic awareness were determined. Results: Ten ASD and all GTS participants had tics during video recordings. The ASD group had significantly fewer tics, compared to GTS . Tic distribution and tic repertoires were comparable, but more restricted in ASD . All GTS participants, but only 5 of the 10 ASD participants, were aware of their tics. Conclusions: Tics are common in adults with ASD . They are indistinguishable from tics in GTS and are similarly distributed, but less severe. Tic awareness is limited in ASD .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2330-1619
,
2330-1619
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2772809-2
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