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What are Restricted, Repetitive Patterns of Activities, Interests and Behaviours?

These can include:

  • Intense interests
  • Insistence on sameness, including excessive adherence to routines/rules
  • Difficulty adapting to new unexpected events and situations
  • Set routine behaviours e.g. lining up or sorting objects
  • Repetitive movements e.g. hand flapping, tapping, rocking
  • Sensory sensitivities or sensory seeking behaviours e.g. sound, textures