The purposes of this paper are to provide an overview of the state of the science of sleep in
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), present hypotheses for the high prevalence of …

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their caregivers face unique challenges
in the children's daily eating routines and food intake patterns. The aim of this brief review is …

Providing nursing care for children with autism or autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) can be
challenging. As part of a larger study of 62 children with autism ages 3-8 years (Coplan et al., …

Study Objectives: (1) Compare sleep behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
with sleep behaviors of typically developing (TD) children using the Children's Sleep …

We assessed anxiety consistent (ie, “traditional”) and inconsistent (ie, “atypical”) with diagnostic
and statistical manual (DSM) definitions in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Differential …

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and abnormalities in stool consistency are
frequently reported by parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The …

BackgroundChromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a common genetic
disorder with high rates of psychosis and other psychopathologies, but few studies discuss …

Objective This pilot study compared children with autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) and
typically developing children ( TDC ) on weight‐related outcomes and caregiver‐reported child …

Feeding difficulties related to selective intake, or eating a limited variety of foods, are very
common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A systematic search of PubMed, …

The 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) presents with medical and neuropsychiatric
manifestations including neurocognitive deficits. Quantitative neurobehavioral measures linked …