Predictors of Change in Severity of Self‐Injurious Behaviors in Preschool‐Aged Autistic Children

A longitudinal study of preschool-aged autistic children reveals that early predictors significantly influence the trajectory of self-injurious behavior severity during childhood. The research tracks these changes across two assessment periods to better understand how factors like IQ and emotion regulation evolve over time. These findings help clarify the developmental course of self-injurious behaviors from early childhood through school age.

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