Treatment of food selectivity in a young child with Autism

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-177

  Wood, Brenna K ^a,b   Wolery, Mark ^a   Kaiser, Ann P ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Food selectivity; Gluten free casein free (GFCF) diet; Intervention

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; GLUTEN;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EVALUATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GLUTEN FREE CASEIN FREE DIET; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 68949103550     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357609338381     Document Type: Article

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