Feeding and eating behaviors in children with autism and typically developing children

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1878-1887

  Martins, Yolanda ^a   Young, Robyn L ^a   Robson, Danielle C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Eating; Feeding

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SIBLING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS;

EID: 56349105926     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0583-5     Document Type: Article

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