Open AccessGastrointestinal Problems in Chinese Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author(s) -
King Wai Chiu Lai,
Patrick Leung,
Se Fong Hung,
Caroline K S Shea,
Flora Y. M. Mo,
K. I. Kiti,
ChunYu Tse,
Fanny L F Lau,
Suk Ling,
Justin C.Y. Wu,
Suzanne Howai So,
Mark R. Dadds
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s260654
Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , medicine , autism , anxiety , constipation , gastrointestinal disorder , depression (economics) , confounding , spectrum disorder , psychiatry , pediatrics , population , migraine , clinical psychology , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Gastrointestinal symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorder may constitute a subgroup with complex gut-brain interactions underlying the pathogenesis. This study examined the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in a sample of Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder, as well as the factors related to them.