Brief Report: Scurvy as a Manifestation of Food Selectivity in Children with Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1464-1470

  Ma, Nina S ^a   Thompson, Cynthia ^a   Weston, Sharon ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Developmental disorder; Food selectivity; Scurvy; Sensory processing disorder; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCURVY; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ASCORBIC ACID; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; SCURVY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84961198457     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2660-x     Document Type: Article

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