Associations between repetitive questioning, resistance to change, temper outbursts and anxiety in Prader-Willi and Fragile-X syndromesK Woodcock
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 53:265-78. 2009
..In this study we investigated the context and antecedents to the repetitive behaviours and the association with other behavioural phenotypic characteristics in order to generate testable hypotheses regarding the cause of the behaviours...
- The relationship between specific cognitive impairment and behaviour in Prader-Willi syndrome
K A Woodcock
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 55:152-71. 2011
..This study assesses whether a specific pathway between a cognitive deficit and behaviour via environmental interaction can exist in individuals with PWS...
- Neural correlates of task switching in paternal 15q11-q13 deletion Prader-Willi syndrome
Kate A Woodcock
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
Brain Res 1363:128-42. 2010
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A specific pathway can be identified between genetic characteristics and behaviour profiles in Prader-Willi syndrome via cognitive, environmental and physiological mechanismsK A Woodcock
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 53:493-500. 2009
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- Dorsal and ventral stream mediated visual processing in genetic subtypes of Prader-Willi syndrome
Kate A Woodcock
University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, Edgbaston, United Kingdom
Neuropsychologia 47:2367-73. 2009
..It is proposed that children with PWS deletion show a relative strength in visual processing in the ventral stream along with a specific deficit in dorsal stream processing. In contrast, children with PWS disomy show neither effect...
- Task-switching deficits and repetitive behaviour in genetic neurodevelopmental disorders: data from children with Prader-Willi syndrome chromosome 15 q11-q13 deletion and boys with Fragile X syndrome
Kate A Woodcock
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Cogn Neuropsychol 26:172-94. 2009
..This proposal is discussed in the context of neurocognitive pathways between genes and behaviour...
- The prevalence and phenomenology of repetitive behavior in genetic syndromes
Joanna Moss
Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 39:572-88. 2009
..Prader-Willi, Cri-du-Chat and Smith-Magenis syndrome evidenced unique profiles of repetitive behavior. There is extreme heterogeneity of repetitive behavior across genetic syndromes, highlighting syndrome specific profiles...
- Genomic imprinting and the expression of affect in Angelman syndrome: what's in the smile?
Chris Oliver
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:571-9. 2007
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- Social anxiety in Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Caroline Richards
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 39:1155-62. 2009
..Individuals with CdLS demonstrate a heightened probability of anxiety related behavior during social interaction but only at the point at which social demand is high...
- Age related change in social behavior in children with Angelman syndrome
Dawn Adams
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK
Am J Med Genet A 155:1290-7. 2011
..4-15.9 years) only in the social interaction condition. This trajectory of a decline in resource soliciting behaviors with age is consistent with predictions based on kinship theory...
- Delineating the profile of autism spectrum disorder characteristics in Cornelia de Lange and Fragile X syndromes
Joanna Moss
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom
Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 118:55-73. 2013
..The findings have implications for intervention in genetic syndromes and conceptualization of autism spectrum disorder in the wider population...
- Relationship among challenging, repetitive, and communicative behaviors in children with severe intellectual disabilities
Jane Petty
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
Am J Intellect Dev Disabil 114:356-68. 2009
..The importance of the temporal and functional relationship between imperative communicative acts and challenging behavior is discussed...
- Structural and environmental characteristics of stereotyped behaviors
Scott Hall
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 108:391-402. 2003
..Results suggest that an examination of individual topographies of stereotyped behaviors and their structural and environmental characteristics may provide useful insights for understanding the origins of these behaviors...
- Prevalence of autism spectrum phenomenology in Cornelia de Lange and Cri du Chat syndromes
Joanna F Moss
University of Birmingham, UK
Am J Ment Retard 113:278-91. 2008
..2%). Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder characteristics is heightened in Cornelia de Lange syndrome. The profile of characteristics is atypical to that of idiopathic autism...
- Behavioural phenotype of Cornelia de Lange syndrome: case-control study
Chris Oliver
Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Br J Psychiatry 193:466-70. 2008
..Cornelia de Lange syndrome is associated with abnormalities on chromosomes 5, 10 and X...
- Characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Jo Moss
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 53:883-91. 2012
..In this study we examine the ASD profile in CdLS in comparison to a matched group of individuals with ASD...
- Delineation of behavioral phenotypes in genetic syndromes: characteristics of autism spectrum disorder, affect and hyperactivity
Chris Oliver
Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK
J Autism Dev Disord 41:1019-32. 2011
..Heightened levels of overactivity and impulsivity were identified in FXS, AS and SMS while low levels were identified in PWS. These findings confirm and extend previously reported behavioral phenotypes...
- Experimental functional analysis of aggression in children with Angelman syndrome
Rachel Strachan
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Res Dev Disabil 30:1095-106. 2009
..We hypothesise that the commonly reported aggressive behavior in children with Angelman syndrome will be attention maintained...
- Effects of increasing task load on memory impairment in adults with Down syndrome
Chris Oliver
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 110:339-45. 2005
..Implications for identification of dementia and age-related cognitive change are discussed...
- Effects of social context on social interaction and self-injurious behavior in Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Kate Arron
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 111:184-92. 2006
..The implications for gene-environment interactions are discussed...
- The association between repetitive, self-injurious and aggressive behavior in children with severe intellectual disability
Chris Oliver
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 42:910-9. 2012
..High frequency repetitive or ritualistic behaviors independently predict challenging behavior and have the potential to be early risk markers for self-injury and aggression of clinical significance...
- Coping with challenges to memory in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: observation of behaviour in response to analogues of everyday situations
Jan Rachel Oyebode
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Aging Ment Health 13:46-53. 2009
..To describe ways of coping in people with mild to moderate AD when faced with situations that are challenging to their memory...
- Phenotype-environment interactions in genetic syndromes associated with severe or profound intellectual disability
Penny Tunnicliffe
The Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Res Dev Disabil 32:404-18. 2011
..The review also evaluates the current status of research and the methods typically employed. Implications for intervention, future research and extending existing causal models of challenging behavior are discussed...
- The assessment of food-related problems in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome
Helen Russell
University of Birmingham, UK
Br J Clin Psychol 42:379-92. 2003
..87). CONCLUSIONS: The FRPQ has sufficiently robust psychometric properties for use in future research and clinical practice to appraise the food-related problems often seen in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome...
- Self-injurious behaviour in people with intellectual disability
Chris Oliver
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Curr Opin Psychiatry 23:412-6. 2010
..To provide a critical evaluation of a broad range of peer-reviewed published studies of relevance to self-injurious behaviour in people with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders...
- "You have to sit and explain it all, and explain yourself." Mothers' experiences of support services for their offspring with a rare genetic intellectual disability syndrome
Gemma Maria Griffith
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Brigantia Building, Penrhalt Road, Bangor, LL57 2AS, UK
J Genet Couns 20:165-77. 2011
..Accessing appropriate social care services was reported to be a lengthy and complex process. These data may help inform care service providers about how best to support adults with rare genetic syndromes and their families...
- A review of defining and measuring sociability in children with intellectual disabilities
FAY COOK
Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Res Dev Disabil 32:11-24. 2011
..The review calls for researchers to provide definitions for the concepts under investigation and their relationship to measures employed in research...
- The expression and assessment of emotions and internal states in individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities
Dawn Adams
School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Clin Psychol Rev 31:293-306. 2011
..This will allow for identification of robust methodologies used in assessing the expression of these internal states, some of which may be useful when considering how to assess emotions within individuals with intellectual disabilities...
- Descriptive functional analysis of behavioral excesses shown by adults with Down syndrome and dementia
David Millichap
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:844-54. 2003
..No relationship was found between appropriate engagement and staff contact. Evidence of the functional nature of target behavioral excesses indicates that behavioral interventions have potential for this client group...
- The behavioural phenotype of Smith-Magenis syndrome: evidence for a gene-environment interaction
L Taylor
Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 52:830-41. 2008
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- Self-injurious behaviour in Cornelia de Lange syndrome: 1. Prevalence and phenomenology
C Oliver
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 53:575-89. 2009
..Self-injurious behaviour is frequently identified as part of the behavioural phenotype of Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). We conducted a case-control study of the prevalence and phenomenology of self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in CdLS...
- Behavioural characteristics associated with dementia assessment referrals in adults with Down syndrome
D Adams
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 52:358-68. 2008
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- The relationship between acquired impairments of executive function and behaviour change in adults with Down syndrome
D Adams
Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 54:393-405. 2010
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- Cognitive deterioration in adults with Down syndrome: effects on the individual, caregivers, and service use
C Oliver
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 105:455-65. 2000
..Results suggest a potential role for caregiver difficulties in influencing life experiences of adults with Down syndrome showing cognitive decline...
- Self-injurious behaviour in Cornelia de Lange syndrome: 2. Association with environmental events
J Sloneem
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 53:590-603. 2009
..Self-injurious behaviour is commonly seen in Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). However, there has been limited research into the aetiology of self-injury in CdLS and whether environmental factors influence the behaviour...
- The relationship between levels of mood, interest and pleasure and 'challenging behaviour' in adults with severe and profound intellectual disability
E Ross
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 46:191-7. 2002
..CONCLUSIONS: Possible reasons for these results and considerations for future studies are discussed...
- The behavioural phenotype of Angelman syndrome
K Horsler
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 50:33-53. 2006
..However, by adopting the concept of a 'behavioural phenotype', attention may become biased towards the underlying biological basis of the syndrome, with developmental and environmental factors being overlooked...
- A molecular to molar analysis of communicative and problem behaviors
C Oliver
University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, UK
Res Dev Disabil 20:197-213. 1999
..The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of conducting descriptive analyses and for enhancing the efficacy of interventions for problem behavior...
