The Prevalence of Self-injurious Behaviour in Autism: A Meta-analytic Study.

Self-injurious behaviour is purportedly common in autism, but prevalence rates have not yet been synthesised meta-analytically. In the present study, data from 14,379 participants in thirty-seven papers were analysed to generate a pooled prevalence estimate of self-injury in autism of 42% (confidenc...

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Published in:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 50; no. 11; pp. 3857 - 3874
Main Authors: Steenfeldt-Kristensen, Catherine, Jones, Chris A., Richards, Caroline
Format: meta analysis research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Nov2020
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