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Direct linkPitetti, Kenneth H.; Rendoff, Andrew D.; Grover, Travis; Beets, Michael W. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
This study evaluated the efficacy of a 9-month treadmill walking (TW) program on exercise capacity and body mass index (BMI) for adolescents with severe autism. Ten youth residing in a residential/school treatment facility were assigned to either a supplemental treadmill walking (TW) or control group. Both groups continued to participate in their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Physical Activities, Control Groups, Body Composition
Peer reviewedArnold, Georgianne L.; Hyman, Susan L.; Mooney, Robert A.; Kirby, Russell S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2003
The plasma amino acid profiles of 10 children with autism on gluten and casein restricted diets and 26 on unrestricted diets were reviewed. There was a trend for the children on restricted diets to have an increased prevalence of essential amino acid deficiencies and lower plasma levels of essential acids. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Body Composition, Child Health
