RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment of Common Gastrointestinal Problems in Children With ASDs
JF Pediatrics
JO Pediatrics
FD American Academy of Pediatrics
SP S19
OP S29
DO 10.1542/peds.2009-1878D
VO 125
IS Supplement 1
A1 Buie, Timothy
A1 Fuchs, George J.
A1 Furuta, Glenn T.
A1 Kooros, Koorosh
A1 Levy, Joseph
A1 Lewis, Jeffery D.
A1 Wershil, Barry K.
A1 Winter, Harland
YR 2010
UL http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/125/Supplement_1/S19.abstract
AB Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) can benefit from adaptation of general pediatric guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of abdominal pain, chronic constipation, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. These guidelines help health care providers determine when gastrointestinal symptoms are self-limited and when evaluation beyond a thorough medical history and physical examination should be considered. Children with ASDs who have gastrointestinal disorders may present with behavioral manifestations. Diagnostic and treatment recommendations for the general pediatric population are useful to consider until the development of evidence-based guidelines specifically for patients with ASDs. Pediatrics 2010;125:S19-S29