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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2014 Dec;44(12):3168–3184. doi: 10.1007/s10803-014-2182-y

Table 6.

ADI-R Restricted, Repetitive, and Stereotyped Patterns of Behaviors Domain - EverRating

OO HFA Mann-
Whitney
Z P r
N 33 43

Diagnostic Algorithm (Ever Rating)

Encompassing Preoccupation
or Circumscribed Interest
1.61 1.91
(120) (0.96) 611.00 −1.25 0.21 0.14
(0–4) (0–4)

Apparently Compulsive 1.09 1.36
Adherence to Nonfunctional (116) (126) 647.00 −0.86 0.39 0.10
Routines or Rituals (0–4) (0–-4)

Stereotyped and Repetitive
Motor Mannerisms
1.55 1.43
(0.71) (0.82) 686.50 −0.48 0.63 0.06
(0-2) (0-2)

Preoccupation With Parts of 1.61 1.50
Objects of Nonfunctional (0.70) (0.73) 665.00 −0.76 0.45 0.09
Elements of Materials (0-2) (0–2)

5.85 6.20 697.50 −0.30 0.77 0.03
Total (2.33) (2.33)
(1-9) (1–12)

ADI RRB Items - History of Symptoms (Ever Rating)
0.45 0.52
Unusual Preoccupations (0.83) (0.88) 695.00 −0.40 0.69 0.05
(0–3) (0–3)

1.27 1.76
Circumscribed Interests (0.94) (0.96) 505.00 2.09 0.04 0.24
(0-3) (0–3)
None 25% 9%
Mild 33% 31% 3.57 0.17 0.22
Moderate/Severe 42% 60%

Repetitive Use of Objects or 1.85 1.61 635.50 −0.97 0.33 0.11

Interest in Parts of Objects (118) (113)
(0-3) (0-3)

0.67 0.73
Compul sions/Rituals (0.99) (0.95) 683.00 −0.50 0.62 0.06
(0-3) (0-3)

0.94 0.80
Unusual Sensory Interests (0.79) (0.70) 655.00 −0.79 0.43 0.09
(0–2) (0–2)

Undue General Sensitivity to Noise 1.15 1.75
(100) (108) 497.00 2.46 0.01 0.28
(0-3) (0-3)
None 34% 21%
Mild 27% 11% 6.63 0.04 0.29
Moderate/Severe 39% 68%

Abnormal, Idiosyncratic, 0.70 0.98
Negative Responses to Specific (0.92) (107) 626.00 −1.11 0.27 0.13
Sensory Stimuli (0-3) (0-3)

Difficulties with Minor 0.61 1.39
Changes in Subjectx2019;s Own (0.90) (117)
Routines or Personal 449.50 3.02 0.003 0.34
Environment (0-3) (0-3)
None 64% 32%
Mild 15% 20% 8.14 0.02 0.33
Moderate/Severe 21% 48%

Resistance to Trivial Changes
in the Environment
0.33 0.73
(0.82) (102) 574.50 −1.93 0.05 0.22
(0-3) (0-3)

0.79 0.78
Unusual Attachment to Objects (0.98) (0.95) 751.00 −0.15 0.88 0.02
(0-3) (0–2)

1.27 1.20
Hand and Finger Mannerisms (0.88) (100) 698.50 −0.30 0.76 0.03
(0-3) (0-3)

Other Complex Mannerisms or
Stereotyped Body Movements
0.85 0.93
(100) (104) 695.00 −0.35 0.73 0.04
(0-3) (0-3)

Note. Table reports means, followed by SDs and ranges in parentheses. Scores above 2 on the RRB Diagnostic Algorithm Total score meet the ASD cutoff on the ADI. For significant findings on individual ADI items, percentages of participants who exhibited mildly repetitive behavior (no impairment in functioning, received “1” on the ADI item) or moderate to severe repetitive behavior (received a 2 or 3 on the ADI item) are reported.