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Profiles of circumscribed interests in autistic youth

Circumscribed interests encompass a range of different interests and related behaviors that can be characterized by either a high intensity but otherwise usual topic [referred to as restricted interests] or by a focus on topics that are not salient outside of autism [referred to as unusual interests].

Citation:
Spackman E, Smillie LD, Frazier TW, Hardan AY, Alvares GA, Whitehouse A, Uljarević M. Profiles of circumscribed interests in autistic youth. Front Behav Neurosci. 2023;17:1037967.

Keywords:
LPA; autism; circumscribed interests; latent profile analysis; restricted interests; subtyping; unusual interests

Abstract:
Circumscribed interests encompass a range of different interests and related behaviors that can be characterized by either a high intensity but otherwise usual topic [referred to as restricted interests] or by a focus on topics that are not salient outside of autism [referred to as unusual interests].