Rigid-compulsive behaviors are associated with mixed bowel symptoms in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1425-1432

  Peters, Brittany ^a   Williams, Kent C ^b   Gorrindo, Phillip ^a   Rosenberg, Daniel ^c   Lee, Evon Batey ^a   Levitt, Pat ^d   Veenstra Vanderweele, Jeremy ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Constipation; Encopresis; Repetitive behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; COMPULSION; CONSTIPATION; DATA BASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER;

EID: 84901663381     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-2009-2     Document Type: Article

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