title: [Behavioral characteristics of children with Prader-Willi syndrome in preschool and school age: an exploratory study on ritualistic behavior].
abstract: Parents of 64 children and youths with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) describe their children's behaviour on the "Temperament and Atypical Behavior Scale" (TABS) and the German version of the "Developmental Behavior Checklist" (VFE). In the younger age group, there are no specific behavioural abnormalities which characterize a behavioral phenotype. In the older age group the data reveal elevated levels of abnormal behaviors (communication disturbance, social relations and disruptive behaviors). Parents stress ritualistic behaviors as especially challenging. The results concerning form and age-dependency of abnormal behaviors are discussed in the context of prevention and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg. sarimski@ph-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarimski
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ebner
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wördemann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D057189:Checklist; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012919:Social Behavior; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D013694:Temperament