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Parental Feeding Practices and Child-Related Factors Are Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Eow, Shiang Yen; Gan, Wan Ying; Lim, Poh Ying; Awang, Hamidin; Mohd Shariff, Zalilah – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Atypical eating behaviors displayed by children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) predispose them to unhealthy weight gain. We determined the factors associated with body weight status among 261 children with ASD (3-18 years) at nine autism intervention centers. Their mothers completed a self-administered questionnaire on sociodemographic…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Children, Adolescents, Autism
Maternal Parenting Behavior and Child Behavior Problems in Families of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Maljaars, Jarymke; Boonen, Hannah; Lambrechts, Greet; Van Leeuwen, Karla; Noens, Ilse – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Parents of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face specific challenges in parenting, but concrete parenting behavior has never been properly investigated in these families. This exploratory questionnaire study compared parenting behaviors among mothers of children and adolescents with ASD (n = 552) and without ASD (n = 437) and examined…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parenting Styles