Stereotypic Movement Disorder
Stereotypic movement disorder is a condition in which a person makes repetitive, purposeless movements. These can be hand waving, body rocking, or head banging. The movements interfere with normal activity or may cause bodily harm.
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Wiki Number: PW213
Diagnosis: Stereotypic Movement Syndrome
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Age Onset: genetic from the mother, birth of baby boys, can occur at any age
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Symptoms: child repeatedly does a nonfunctional motor behavior, e.g. hand waving or head banging) that intereferes or causes the child injury
Progression: may include rocking or rhythmic movements, self-biting, self-hitting, skinpicking, thumb-sucking, nail-biting, hair-pulling,
Causes: over-production of uric acid or deficiency in the counter-base; higher risk for those with intellectual disability
Medications: Medication(s) for gout temporarily reduces it, but does not cure it; an unspecified medication may reduce (permanent) self-injury
Therapies: May be helped by non-autistic habit-reversal-training or decoupling
Youtube Video:
Movement Disorder Treatment From Start To Present
Youtube Video:
A Patient Shares Her Journey Through Movement Disorder
Amazon or Library Book: Stereotyped Movement Disorder
(Older Book, Published 1995)
Click the book to link or order from Amazon. (This book is expensive.)
Support Groups: autismspeaks.org; 646-385-8500
(Autism Speaks, Inc.)
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- Relationship between serum cortisol levels, stereotypies, and the presence of autism spectrum disorder in patients with severe intellectual disabilityby Takeru Ohtsubo on March 27, 2024
Stereotypies are one of the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are common to both ASD and intellectual disability (ID). Previous studies have been inconclusive, with some showing a positive correlation between stereotypies and cortisol, while others have shown a negative correlation. We hypothesised and investigated the presence of ASD as one of the variables involved in this discrepancy. We tested the following hypotheses on serum cortisol in a total of 84 hospitalised...
- The role of task preference in the effectiveness of response interruption and redirectionby Kimberly N Sloman on February 21, 2024
Response interruption and redirection (RIRD) is a common treatment for automatically reinforced vocal stereotypy; it involves the contingent presentation of task instructions. Tasks that are included in RIRD are typically selected based on caregiver report, which may affect the efficacy of RIRD. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the role of task preference in the efficacy of RIRD for four participants who engaged in vocal stereotypy. We conducted task-preference assessments and...
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorderby Hannah Brock on January 1, 2024
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often a disabling condition consisting of bothersome intrusive thoughts that elicit a feeling of discomfort. To reduce the anxiety and distress associated with these thoughts, the patient may employ compulsions or rituals. These rituals may be personal and private, or they may involve others participating; the rituals are to compensate for the ego-dystonic feelings of the obsessional thoughts and can cause a significant decline in function.
- Prevalence, comorbidities, and profiles of neurodevelopmental disorders according to the DSM-5-TR in children aged 6 years old in a European regionby Lorena Francés on November 29, 2023
CONCLUSION: In disadvantaged contexts, there was a higher prevalence of NDDs and comorbidities, unless the disorder was extreme, in which case only the NDD manifestations were presented. A significant proportion of the sample had not been previously diagnosed (88.6%); therefore, early detection programs are recommended to identify warning signs and develop policies that help and support the most disadvantaged sectors of the population.