Mealtime behaviors of preschool children: Comparison of children with autism spectrum disorder and children with typical development

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-233

  Provost, Beth ^a   Crowe, Terry K ^a   Osbourn, Patricia L ^a   McClain, Catherine ^a   Skipper, Betty J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Early childhood; Feeding assessment; Mealtime behaviors; Selective eating

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954431625     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01942631003757669     Document Type: Article

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