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ERIC Number: EJ669666
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1469-0047
Coping with the Usual Family Diet: Eating Behaviour and Food Choices of Children with Down's Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorders or Cri du Chat Syndrome and Comparison Groups of Siblings.
Collins, Margaret S. R.; Kyle, Rosalind; Smith, Suzanne; Laverty, Anne; Roberts, Sylvia; Eaton-Evans, Jill
Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), v7 n2 p137-55 Jun 2003
A study of 405 Irish children (ages 2-18) with Down syndrome, autism, and cri du chat syndrome, and 280 siblings found most had some level of self-feeding skills. Chewing problems were reported for some children, including siblings of children with Down syndrome and autism. Behavioral problems at meals were common. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Problems, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Siblings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Chewing Behavior; Cri du Chat Syndrome; Northern Ireland