The SWedish Eating Assessment for Autism spectrum disorders (SWEAA)-Validation of a self-report questionnaire targeting eating disturbances within the autism spectrum

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2224-2233

  Karlsson, Louise ^a   Råstam, Maria ^b   Wentz, Elisabet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism; Eating disorders; Questionnaire; Selective eating; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDISH EATING ASSESSMENT FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84877321601     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.035     Document Type: Article

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